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Etymology of the French word diplôme

the French word diplôme
derived from the Classical Latin word diploma (certificate; letter folded double; diploma; letter of recommendation, passage, privileges)
derived from the Greek word diploma, δίπλωμα
derived from the Greek word diploun, διπλοῦν
derived from the Greek word diploos, διπλόος (twofold; double)
derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the Greek suffix -ploos
derived from the Greek word diplous, διπλοῦς (two-fold)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-
derived from the Greek word diploein, διπλόω (to render two-fold)

Derivations in French

diplômé, diplômer, diplomatie

Derivations in other languages

Romanian diplomă

Cognates

Dutch diploma, English diploma, German Diplom, Italian diploma, Lithuanian diplomas, Norwegian diplom, Polish dyplom, Russian диплом, Swedish diplom, Yiddish diplom



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