Where does “diapazon” come from?

diapazon (Romanian) 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.

diapazon (Romanian): tuning fork

Definitions

  1. tuning fork

Ancestry of “diapazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiapasonrange, diapason; a tuning fork
2Latindiapason
3Ancient Greekδιαπασῶνoctave
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