Where does “diverso” come from?

diverso (Italian) comes 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.

diverso (Italian): different, diverse; several; homosexual, gay

Definitions

  1. different, diverse; several; homosexual, gay

Ancestry of “diverso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīversusopposite
2Latindīvertōto separate
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diverso”

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