Where does “diverse” come from?

diverse (Middle English) comes from Old French divers, 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.

diverse (Middle English): different, differing; distinct, unique; diverse;...

Definitions

  1. different, differing; distinct, unique; diverse;...

Ancestry of “diverse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdivers—
2Latindīversusopposite
3Latindīvertōto separate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diverse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →