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Where does “диверсия” come from?

диверсия (Russian) comes from Latin diversio, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

диверсия (Russian): sabotage, subversion

Definitions

  1. sabotage, subversion

Ancestry of “диверсия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiversio—
2Latindīvertō—
3Latindī-—
4Ancient Greekδί-—
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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