Where does “dittongo” come from?

dittongo (Italian) comes from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dittongo (Italian): diphthong; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. diphthong; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “dittongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindiphthongusdiphthong
2Ancient Greekδίφθογγοςwith two sounds; a diphthong
3Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dittongo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά
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