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
- feminine plural of megadiverso
Ancestry of “megadiverse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | megadiverso | megadiverse |
| 2 | Italian | diverso | different, diverse; several; homosexual, gay |
| 3 | Latin | dīversus | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīvertō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |