Where does “megadiverse” come from?

megadiverse (Italian) comes from Italian megadiverso, from Italian diverso, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.

megadiverse (Italian): feminine plural of megadiverso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of megadiverso

Ancestry of “megadiverse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmegadiversomegadiverse
2Italiandiversodifferent, diverse; several; homosexual, gay
3Latindīversusopposite
4Latindīvertōto separate
5Latindī-Two, double; di
6Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
7Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά