Where does “diapente” come from?

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

diapente (English): The interval of the fifth; A composition of five...

Definitions

  1. The interval of the fifth; A composition of five...

Ancestry of “diapente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiapentea fifth
2Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diapente”

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