Where does “diapasón” come from?

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

diapasón (Spanish): diapason; tuning fork; fingerboard

Definitions

  1. diapason; tuning fork; fingerboard

Ancestry of “diapasón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiapason
2Ancient Greekδιαπασῶνoctave
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά
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