Where does “biodiversidade” come from?
biodiversidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese diversidade, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
biodiversidade (Portuguese): biodiversity diversity of flora and fauna
Definitions
- biodiversity diversity of flora and fauna
Ancestry of “biodiversidade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | diversidade | diversity |
| 2 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 3 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 4 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |