Where does “diyeresis” come from?

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

diyeresis (Tagalog): diaeresis; umlaut

Definitions

  1. diaeresis; umlaut

Ancestry of “diyeresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdiéresisdieresis
2Latindiaeresisdiaeresis; distribution
3Ancient Greekδῐαίρεσῐςdivisibility
Every word from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς →Every word from Latin diaeresis →Every word from Spanish diéresis →
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