Where does “dieresis” come from?

dieresis (English) comes from English diaeresis, from Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς — divisibility.

dieresis (English): Alternative form of diaeresis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of diaeresis

Ancestry of “dieresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiaeresisThe diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable
2Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
3Ancient Greekδῐαίρεσῐςdivisibility

Words derived from “dieresis”

Every word from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς →Every word from Latin diaeresis →Every word from English diaeresis →