Where does “diagonale” come from?

diagonale (French) comes from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diagonale (French): feminine singular of diagonal; diagonal

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of diagonal; diagonal

Ancestry of “diagonale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiagōnālisdiagonal
2Ancient Greekδιαγώνιοςfrom angle to angle
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diagonale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís