Where does “diapasão” come from?
diapasão (Portuguese) comes from French diapason, from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
diapasão (Portuguese): tuning fork
Ancestry of “diapasão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | diapason | range, diapason; a tuning fork |
| 2 | Latin | diapason | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαπασῶν | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |