diaspora

diaspora · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromδιασπορᾱ́“dispersion”
2. English todaydiaspora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).

Diaspora · proper noun²

See diaspora.