Where does “dièresi” come from?

dièresi (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις, from Ancient Greek διαιρέω, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

dièresi (Catalan): diaeresis

Definitions

  1. diaeresis

Ancestry of “dièresi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιαίρεσιςdivisibility; dissection; division, distribution
2Ancient Greekδιαιρέωtake apart, cleave, divide
3Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
4Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō