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Where does “diverso” come from?

diverso (Spanish) comes 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.

diverso (Spanish): diverse; several

Definitions

  1. diverse; several

Ancestry of “diverso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diverso”

  • diversa
  • megadiverso
  • diversamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →