diaspora
/daɪˈæspəə/digh-A-spur-uh
/daɪˈæspɚə/digh-A-spur-uh
Meaninga scattering of seed
Common meaning: a dispersed people
- diathrough, apart
- spora sowing, seedLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1417 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
‘through, apart’ + ‘a sowing, seed’ → diaspora
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek σπορά ‘a sowing, seed’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σπορά, p. 1417 · dictionary scan
Roots
- σπορά Greek “a sowing, seed”
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