Where does “dicotomia” come from?
dicotomia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
dicotomia (Italian): dichotomy
Ancestry of “dicotomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | διχότομος | cut in half, equally divided |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |