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
- diaeresis, specifically; hiatus
Ancestry of “dieresi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | diaeresis | diaeresis; distribution |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαίρεσις | divisibility; dissection; division, distribution |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαιρέω | take apart, cleave, divide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “dieresi”