Etymology of the Latin word distichus
the Latin word
distichus (consisting of two lines; having two longitudinal rows of grain)
derived from the Greek word
distichon, δίστιχον
derived from the Greek word
distichos, δίστιχος
derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Late Greek word
stichos, στιχός, στίχος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steigh-Derivations in other languages
English
distichous, Italian
distico, Italian
distico
