Where does “diversità” come from?

diversità (Maltese) comes from Italian diversità, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.

diversità (Maltese): diversity

Definitions

  1. diversity

Ancestry of “diversità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiversitàdifference; variety, diversity
2Latindiversitascontradiction; diversity, difference
3Latindīversusopposite
4Latindīvertōto separate
5Latindī-Two, double; di
6Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
7Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά