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Where does “dīgerō” come from?

dīgerō (Latin) comes from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “dīgerō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindī-—
2Ancient Greekδί-—
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →