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Where does “diploma” come from?

diploma (Italian) comes 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 (Italian): diploma; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. diploma; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “diploma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίπλωμαsomething double; folded paper; double pot, for...
2Ancient GreekδιπλόωTo repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;...
3Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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