English
dis-
Dis- comes from Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘twice, doubly’, and goes back to *dwóh₁ ‘two’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwóh₁‘two’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwís‘twice, doubly’reconstructed
- Englishtodaydis-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwóh₁‘two’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwís‘twice, doubly’reconstructed
- Englishtodaydis-
The story
Piecewise doublet of bis-; further related to bi-, di-, and twi-. Often confused with the separately inherited prefix dys-.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’
two, doubt, vice, twin, dual, duo, vicious, dubious, duet, twain, twig, deuce, bes, disparate, 21 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘twice, doubly’
defeat, binary, diplomacy, biceps, bis, binocular, betwixt, 12 more
Today it means
prefix Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ / dis-