Where does “diplomă” come from?

diplomă (Romanian) comes from French diplômer, from French diplôme, from Latin dīplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek διπλόος, from Ancient Greek -πλόος, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

diplomă (Romanian): diploma

Definitions

  1. diploma

Ancestry of “diplomă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchdiplômerTo graduate; to attribute a diploma to
2Frenchdiplômedegree; diploma
3Latindīplōmaletter of recommendation
4Ancient Greekδίπλωμαsomething double; folded paper; double pot, for...
5Ancient GreekδιπλόωTo repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;...
6Ancient GreekδιπλόοςDouble; double pot
7Ancient Greek-πλόοςForms an adjective indicating repetition or...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Ancient Greek -πλόοςEvery word from Ancient Greek διπλόος
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