Where does “Gamut” come from?

Gamut (German) comes from English gamut, from Medieval Latin gamma ut.

Gamut (German): gamut (colour range available to a monitor or printer)

Definitions

  1. gamut (colour range available to a monitor or printer)

Ancestry of “Gamut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgamutA complete range; All the notes in the musical...
2Medieval Latingamma ut—
Every word from Medieval Latin gamma ut →Every word from English gamut →