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
- diploma
Ancestry of “diplomă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diplômer | To graduate; to attribute a diploma to |
| 2 | French | diplôme | degree; diploma |
| 3 | Latin | dīplōma | letter of recommendation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διπλόος | Double; double pot |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -πλόος | Forms an adjective indicating repetition or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |