Where does “diesis” come from?

diesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek δίεσις, from Ancient Greek διίημι — to allow, to permit.

diesis (English): Any of several intervals, smaller than a tone, in...

Definitions

  1. Any of several intervals, smaller than a tone, in...

Ancestry of “diesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίεσιςsending through, the smallest interval in the...
2Ancient Greekδιίημιto allow, to permit
Every word from Ancient Greek διίημι →Every word from Ancient Greek δίεσις →