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Where does “diéresis” come from?

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

diéresis (Spanish): dieresis

Definitions

  1. dieresis

Ancestry of “diéresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
2Ancient Greekδῐαίρεσῐς—
Every word from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς →