Where does “di-” come from?

di- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic dī-, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

di- (Welsh): intensifying prefix; without, -less, de-, a-

Definitions

  1. intensifying prefix; without, -less, de-, a-

Ancestry of “di-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “di-”

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