Where does “diérese” come from?

diérese (Portuguese) comes from Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς — divisibility.

diérese (Portuguese): diaeresis separation of a vowel into two distinct syllables

Definitions

  1. diaeresis separation of a vowel into two distinct syllables

Ancestry of “diérese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
2Ancient Greekδῐαίρεσῐςdivisibility
Every word from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς →Every word from Latin diaeresis →