Where does “semidiapente” come from?

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

semidiapente (English): A diminished fifth

Definitions

  1. A diminished fifth

Ancestry of “semidiapente”, step by step

semidiapente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diapente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiapenteThe interval of the fifth; A composition of five...
2Latindiapentea fifth
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →