Where does “biodiversità” come from?

biodiversità (Italian) comes from Italian diversità, 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 — two.

biodiversità (Italian): biodiversity

Definitions

biodiversity

Ancestry of “biodiversità”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	diversità	difference; variety, diversity
2	Latin	diversitas	contradiction; diversity, difference
3	Latin	dīversus	opposite
4	Latin	dīvertō	to separate
5	Latin	dī-	Two, double; di
6	Ancient Greek	δί-	Twice, double
7	Ancient Greek	διά	throughout
8	Proto-Indo-European	dwís	twice, doubly; in two
9	Proto-Indo-European	dwóh₁	two

Words derived from “biodiversità”

bijodiversità

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →