Etymology

diatessaron

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Today it means: The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3. Full definition →

Latin diatessarōn ← Ancient Greek διά
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιά“through, across”
  2. Latin · derived fromdiatessarōn
  3. English todaydiatessaron

From Latin diatessarōn, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + τεσσάρων (tessárōn) (genitive plural of τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”)).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδιά all →

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