Where does “diéresis” come from?

diéresis (Spanish) comes from Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς — divisibility.

diéresis (Spanish): dieresis

Definitions

  1. dieresis

Ancestry of “diéresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
2Ancient Greekδῐαίρεσῐςdivisibility

Words derived from “diéresis

Every word from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐςEvery word from Latin diaeresis