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Where does “dīversus” come from?

dīversus (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “dīversus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīvertō—
2Latindī-—
3Ancient Greekδί-—
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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