Where does “digamma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “digamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίγαμμαthe letter Ϝ
2Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “digamma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά