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Where does “digestivus” come from?

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

digestivus (Latin): digestive

Definitions

  1. digestive

Ancestry of “digestivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīgestus—
2Latindīgerō—
3Latindī-—
4Ancient Greekδί-—
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “digestivus”

  • digestive
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