Where does “biodiversitas” come from?

biodiversitas (Indonesian) comes from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

biodiversitas (Indonesian): biodiversity

Definitions

  1. biodiversity

Ancestry of “biodiversitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiversitascontradiction; diversity, difference
2Latindīversusopposite
3Latindīvertōto separate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁