Where does “dièse” come from?
dièse (French) comes from Latin diesis, from Ancient Greek δίεσις, from Ancient Greek διίημι — to allow, to permit.
dièse (French): diesis; sharp; hash
Ancestry of “dièse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diesis | quarter-tone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίεσις | sending through, the smallest interval in the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διίημι | to allow, to permit |
Words derived from “dièse”