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
- The interval of the fifth; A composition of five...
Ancestry of “diapente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diapente | a fifth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diapente”