Where does “diftong” come from?

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

diftong (Dutch): diphthong

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “diftong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdiphtongue—
2Latindiphthongusdiphthong
3Ancient Greekδῐ́φθογγοςwith two sounds

Words derived from “diftong”

Every word from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος →Every word from Latin diphthongus →Every word from Middle French diphtongue →