Etymology of the Latin word dilemma
the Latin word
dilemma (dilemma, double proposition; argument putting foe between two difficulties)
derived from the Greek word
dilemma, δίλημμα
derived from the Greek word
lemma, λῆμμα (skin; husk, sheath; husk, skin)
derived from the Greek word
lambanein, λαμβάνω
derived from the Greek word
lepein, λέπω
derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
using the Greek prefix
dis-Derivations in other languages
English
dilemma, French
dilemme, Italian
dilemmaUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
