Where does “diftong” come from?

diftong (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch diftong, from Middle French diphtongue, from Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος — with two sounds.

diftong (Afrikaans): diphthong

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “diftong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiftongdiphthong
2Middle Frenchdiphtongue—
3Latindiphthongusdiphthong
4Ancient Greekδῐ́φθογγοςwith two sounds
Every word from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος →Every word from Latin diphthongus →Every word from Middle French diphtongue →