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Where does “διαπασῶν” come from?

διαπασῶν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “διαπασῶν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “διαπασῶν”

  • diapason
  • disdiapason
  • tridiapason
  • diapason
  • diapasón
  • diapason
  • diapasão
  • diyapazon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →