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Where does “dieresi” come from?

dieresi (Italian) comes from Late Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις, from Ancient Greek διαιρέω, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

dieresi (Italian): diaeresis, specifically; hiatus

Definitions

  1. diaeresis, specifically; hiatus

Ancestry of “dieresi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
2Ancient Greekδιαίρεσιςdivisibility; dissection; division, distribution
3Ancient Greekδιαιρέωtake apart, cleave, divide
4Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
5Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “dieresi”

  • citodieresi
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