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Where does “دیز” come from?

دیز (Persian) comes from French dièse, from Latin diesis, from Ancient Greek δίεσις, from Ancient Greek διίημι — to allow, to permit.

دیز (Persian): colour; a grey or ashen colour, a black colour;...

Definitions

  1. colour; a grey or ashen colour, a black colour;...

Ancestry of “دیز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdièsediesis; sharp; hash
2Latindiesisquarter-tone
3Ancient Greekδίεσιςsending through, the smallest interval in the...
4Ancient Greekδιίημιto allow, to permit

Words derived from “دیز”

  • شبدیز
Every word from Ancient Greek διίημι →