Where does “dikotomi” come from?

dikotomi (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek διχοτομία, from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

dikotomi (Norwegian Nynorsk): dichotomy

Definitions

dichotomy

Ancestry of “dikotomi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	διχοτομία	dividing in two; bisection, point of bisection;...
2	Ancient Greek	διχότομος	cut in half, equally divided
3	Ancient Greek	τέμνω	I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4	Proto-Indo-European	-né-	Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Ancient Greek διχότομος →