English Explanatory Dictionary

dia-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. through, across
  2. between

Pronunciation

/daɪə/

Word forms

dia-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ 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”).

Synonyms

trans- para- per- inter- mid-

Derived words

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