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Where does “trittongo” come from?

trittongo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek τρίφθογγος, from Ancient Greek φθόγγος, from Ancient Greek φθέγγομαι — I make a sound, utter; I speak loudly, shout, cry...

trittongo (Italian): triphthong

Definitions

  1. triphthong

Ancestry of “trittongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίφθογγοςa triple vowel sound, triphthong; having three...
2Ancient Greekφθόγγοςa sound or voice
3Ancient GreekφθέγγομαιI make a sound, utter; I speak loudly, shout, cry...
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