Where does “dijapazon” come from?

dijapazon (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dijapazon (Serbo-Croatian): the range of a musical instrument (chromatic range) or human voice (vocal range)

Definitions

  1. the range of a musical instrument (chromatic range) or human voice (vocal range)

Ancestry of “dijapazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiapason—
2Ancient Greekδιαπασῶνoctave
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →
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