Where does “diptonggo” come from?

diptonggo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish diptongo, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diptonggo (Cebuano): diphthong

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “diptonggo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdiptongodiphthong
2Late Latindiphthongusdiphthong
3Ancient Greekδίφθογγοςwith two sounds; a diphthong
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά