Where does “diafragma” come from?

diafragma (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch diafragma, from Latin diaphragma, from Ancient Greek διάφραγμα, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diafragma (Dutch): aperture; diaphragm: the muscle between thorax...

Definitions

  1. aperture; diaphragm: the muscle between thorax...

Ancestry of “diafragma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdiafragma—
2Latindiaphragmadiaphragm; septum, partition; midriff
3Ancient Greekδιάφραγμαpartition or barrier; lock in a canal; diaphragm,...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diafragma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →