Where does “tritave” come from?
tritave (English) comes from English octave, from Latin octāvus, from Proto-Italic oktāwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwos, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
tritave (English): An interval with a frequency ratio of 3:1, usually in the context of the Bohlen–Pierce scale where it replaces the octave
Definitions
- An interval with a frequency ratio of 3:1, usually in the context of the Bohlen–Pierce scale where it replaces the octave
Ancestry of “tritave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octave | An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight... |
| 2 | Latin | octāvus | eighth; the ordinal number between septimus and nōnus |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktāwos | eighth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓwos | eighth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |