Where does “diploma” come from?
diploma (Hungarian) comes from New Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
diploma (Hungarian): degree and its certificate; diploma, certificate
Definitions
- degree and its certificate; diploma, certificate
Ancestry of “diploma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “diploma”