Where does “diversitas” come from?

diversitas (Latin) comes from Latin dīversus, 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.

diversitas (Latin): contradiction; diversity, difference

Definitions

  1. contradiction; diversity, difference

Ancestry of “diversitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīversusopposite
2Latindīvertōto separate
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diversitas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁
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