Where does “dystych” come from?

dystych (Polish) comes from Latin distichon, from Ancient Greek δίστιχον, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dystych (Polish): couplet, distich

Definitions

  1. couplet, distich

Ancestry of “dystych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistichoncouplet, distich
2Ancient Greekδίστιχον
3Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά