Where does “dicotiledón” come from?

dicotiledón (Spanish) comes from Spanish di-, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dicotiledón (Spanish): dicotyledonous; dicotyledon

Definitions

  1. dicotyledonous; dicotyledon

Ancestry of “dicotiledón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdi-di-; dis-
2Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek δίς →