Where does “ditóngo” come from?

ditóngo (Ligurian) 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.

ditóngo (Ligurian): diphthong

Definitions

  1. diphthong

Ancestry of “ditóngo”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά