Where does “diademe” come from?
diademe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα, from Ancient Greek διαδέω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “diademe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | diademe | — |
| 2 | Latin | diadēma | diadem, crown, tiara; a royal headdress |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διάδημα | headband |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαδέω | to encircle, bind, wrap around; I bind around;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |