Where does “diphtongue” come from?
diphtongue (French) comes from Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος — with two sounds.
diphtongue (French): diphthong; digraph, trigraph; first-person...
Definitions
- diphthong; digraph, trigraph; first-person...
Ancestry of “diphtongue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diphthongus | diphthong |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῐ́φθογγος | with two sounds |