Where does “diereză” come from?
diereză (Romanian) comes from French diérèse, 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.
diereză (Romanian): diaresis
Definitions
- diaresis
Ancestry of “diereză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diérèse | diaeresis (all meanings) |
| 2 | Late Latin | diaeresis | diaeresis; distribution |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαίρεσις | divisibility; dissection; division, distribution |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαιρέω | take apart, cleave, divide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |