Where does “dieresis” come from?
dieresis (English) comes from English diaeresis, from Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς.
dieresis (English): Alternative form of diaeresis
Definitions
- Alternative form of diaeresis
Ancestry of “dieresis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | diaeresis | A diacritic placed over a vowel letter ... |
| 2 | Latin | diaeresis | diaeresis; distribution |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῐαίρεσῐς | — |