Where does “δυόμισι” come from?

δυόμισι (Greek) comes from Greek μισό, from Greek μισός, from Byzantine Greek ἥμισος, from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς, from Ancient Greek ἡμι-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

δυόμισι (Greek): half past two; two and a half

Definitions

  1. half past two; two and a half

Ancestry of “δυόμισι”, step by step

δυόμισι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μισό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμισόhalf; Accusative singular masculine form...
2Greekμισόςhalf
3Byzantine Greekἥμισος
4Ancient Greekἥμισυςhalf
5Ancient Greekἡμι-half
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

via Greek δύο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδύοtwo
2Ancient Greekδύοtwo
3Proto-Hellenic*dúwotwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἡμι-Every word from Ancient Greek ἥμισυς