Etymology

di-

Today it means: Two. Full definition →

Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δι-
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di- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδι-“two”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdi-
  3. English todaydi-

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”).

di- · prefix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. English todaydi-

Borrowed from Latin dis-.

di- · prefix3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. English todaydi-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-).

Words from the same roots

Latindi- all →

divertdiverge

Ancient Greekδι- all →

dioecydipody

Latindis- all →

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