dilemma

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίλημμα“ambiguous proposition”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromdilemma
3. English todaydilemma

PIE word *dwóh₁ First attested 1523, from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”), from δι- (di-, “having two of”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, proposition”), equivalent to di- + lemma.