Where does “trema” come from?

trema (Indonesian) comes from Dutch trema, from French tréma, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

trema (Indonesian): diaresis, trema

Definitions

  1. diaresis, trema

Ancestry of “trema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtremadiaresis, trema
2Frenchtrémaa trema, a diaeresis mark
3Ancient Greekτρῆμαhole, aperture, perforation
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek τρῆμα →