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Where does “diaton” come from?

diaton (French) comes from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc.

diaton (French): An interval of two whole tones

Definitions

  1. An interval of two whole tones

Ancestry of “diaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
2Old Frenchtonyour
3Latintuusyour
4Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
5Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
6Polishtuhere
7Polishbyćto be
8Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
9Old Polishmóc—
10Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “diaton”

  • diatonic
  • diatonically
  • pandiatonic
  • pandiatonicism
  • diatoniquement
  • diatonique
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