Where does “diez” come from?

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

diez (Romanian): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “diez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdièsediesis; sharp; hash
2Latindiesisquarter-tone
3Ancient Greekδίεσιςsending through, the smallest interval in the...
4Ancient Greekδιίημιto allow, to permit
Every word from Ancient Greek διίημιEvery word from Ancient Greek δίεσιςEvery word from Latin diesis
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