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Where does “diversidad” come from?

diversidad (Spanish) comes from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, 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.

diversidad (Spanish): diversity

Definitions

  1. diversity

Ancestry of “diversidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiversitascontradiction; diversity, difference
2Latindīversus—
3Latindīvertō—
4Latindī-—
5Ancient Greekδί-—
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diversidad”

  • agrodiversidad
  • biodiversidad
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