Where does “didym” come from?
didym (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek Δίδυμος, from Ancient Greek δύο, from Proto-Hellenic *dúwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “didym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δίδυμος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δύο | two |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *dúwo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “didym”