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I learned that the word "dyadic", a word opposed to monadic, is written with a y.
My etymology sources indicates it comes from "Dyad", which means "pair", "couple", "double". However, every other word I know with a "di-" prefix meaning "two" is written with an i. (Dioxyde, division, digram, ... The "bi-" prefix is now much more prevalent but every other case of "di-" I know uses an i)
Even in ancient Greek, there's a difference between the "δι-" prefix and the word "δυάς", they don't use the same letter, although they both come from the Greek word for "two".
Why is there a difference in spelling between the Greek word for two and the "di-" prefix?
Why does "dyadic" seem to be the only word that kept the y?
Note that this seems to date from ancient Greek, so as far as I know it also happens in every language that got these words from Greek, not just English.
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I learned that the word "dyadic", a word opposed to monadic, is written with a y.
My etymology sources indicates it comes from "Dyad", which means "pair", "couple", "double". However, every other word I know with a "di-" prefix meaning "two" is written with an i. (Dioxyde, division, digram, ... The "bi-" prefix is now much more prevalent but every other case of "di-" I know uses an i)
Even in ancient Greek, there's a difference between the "δι-" prefix and the word "δυάς", they don't use the same letter, although they both come from the Greek word for "two".
Why is there a difference in spelling between the Greek word for two and the "di-" prefix?
Why does "dyadic" seem to be the only word that kept the y?
Note that this seems to date from ancient Greek, so as far as I know it also happens in every language that got these words from Greek, not just English.
etymology prefixes
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
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I learned that the word "dyadic", a word opposed to monadic, is written with a y.
My etymology sources indicates it comes from "Dyad", which means "pair", "couple", "double". However, every other word I know with a "di-" prefix meaning "two" is written with an i. (Dioxyde, division, digram, ... The "bi-" prefix is now much more prevalent but every other case of "di-" I know uses an i)
Even in ancient Greek, there's a difference between the "δι-" prefix and the word "δυάς", they don't use the same letter, although they both come from the Greek word for "two".
Why is there a difference in spelling between the Greek word for two and the "di-" prefix?
Why does "dyadic" seem to be the only word that kept the y?
Note that this seems to date from ancient Greek, so as far as I know it also happens in every language that got these words from Greek, not just English.
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I learned that the word "dyadic", a word opposed to monadic, is written with a y.
My etymology sources indicates it comes from "Dyad", which means "pair", "couple", "double". However, every other word I know with a "di-" prefix meaning "two" is written with an i. (Dioxyde, division, digram, ... The "bi-" prefix is now much more prevalent but every other case of "di-" I know uses an i)
Even in ancient Greek, there's a difference between the "δι-" prefix and the word "δυάς", they don't use the same letter, although they both come from the Greek word for "two".
Why is there a difference in spelling between the Greek word for two and the "di-" prefix?
Why does "dyadic" seem to be the only word that kept the y?
Note that this seems to date from ancient Greek, so as far as I know it also happens in every language that got these words from Greek, not just English.
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
– user52673
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
– user52673
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
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The prefix δυ- is from δύω “two” < IE *duō. The prefix δι- is from δίς “twice” < IE *dwi- (the /w/ is lost in Greek). Both are common in Greek.
By the way: “division” is from Latin, not Greek.
There are lots of English words beginning with dyo- and dy-. I suggest you flick through any English dictionary.
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The prefix δυ- is from δύω “two” < IE *duō. The prefix δι- is from δίς “twice” < IE *dwi- (the /w/ is lost in Greek). Both are common in Greek.
By the way: “division” is from Latin, not Greek.
There are lots of English words beginning with dyo- and dy-. I suggest you flick through any English dictionary.
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The prefix δυ- is from δύω “two” < IE *duō. The prefix δι- is from δίς “twice” < IE *dwi- (the /w/ is lost in Greek). Both are common in Greek.
By the way: “division” is from Latin, not Greek.
There are lots of English words beginning with dyo- and dy-. I suggest you flick through any English dictionary.
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The prefix δυ- is from δύω “two” < IE *duō. The prefix δι- is from δίς “twice” < IE *dwi- (the /w/ is lost in Greek). Both are common in Greek.
By the way: “division” is from Latin, not Greek.
There are lots of English words beginning with dyo- and dy-. I suggest you flick through any English dictionary.
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The prefix δυ- is from δύω “two” < IE *duō. The prefix δι- is from δίς “twice” < IE *dwi- (the /w/ is lost in Greek). Both are common in Greek.
By the way: “division” is from Latin, not Greek.
There are lots of English words beginning with dyo- and dy-. I suggest you flick through any English dictionary.
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There is also dyarchy and dyotheism, but you are right that there don't seem to be many such words.
– user52673
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