Where does “διάδοχος” come from?
διάδοχος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διάδοχος, from Ancient Greek διαδέχομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
διάδοχος (Greek): successor; heir, heiress; firstborn son, eldest...
Definitions
- successor; heir, heiress; firstborn son, eldest...
Ancestry of “διάδοχος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | διάδοχος | succeeding a person in a thing, aftercoming;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαδέχομαι | to succeed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |