Where does “diagrama” come from?
diagrama (Spanish) comes from Latin diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
diagrama (Spanish): diagram
Ancestry of “diagrama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diagramma | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διάγραμμα | That which is marked out in lines, plan, diagram |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |