Where does “digestif” come from?

digestif (Middle French) comes from Latin digestivus, 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.

Ancestry of “digestif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigestivusdigestive
2Latindīgestusseparated, divided, distributed
3Latindīgerōto distribute, disseminate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “digestif

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁