Where does “diapason” come from?

Diapason comes from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν, originally meaning the interval spanning all notes of the musical scale.

diapason (English): The musical octave; The range or scope of...

Definitions

  1. The musical octave; The range or scope of...

Ancestry of “diapason”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiapason—
2Ancient Greekδιαπασῶνoctave
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diapason”

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