Where does “dyftongizacja” come from?
dyftongizacja (Polish) comes from English diphthongization, from English diphthong, from French diphtongue, from Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος — with two sounds.
Ancestry of “dyftongizacja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diphthongization | Alternative spelling of diphthongisation |
| 2 | English | diphthong | A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound... |
| 3 | French | diphtongue | diphthong; digraph, trigraph; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | diphthongus | diphthong |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐ́φθογγος | with two sounds |