Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dia-

/daɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-
IPA: /daɪə/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

through, across

prefix

between

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) English dia- From Ancient Greek prefix δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”).

Derived Forms

diabetes diabotanum diacaryon diacopraegia diagnosis diagonal dialectic dialog[ue] dialysis diamagnetic diaphragm diapositive

Synonyms

trans- para- per- inter- mid-

Questions

How do you pronounce dia-?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪə/.
What does dia- mean?: through, across
Where does dia- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) English dia- From Ancient Greek prefix δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”).

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