myEtymology.com: English etymology of diaphragm

Etymology of the English word diaphragm

the English word diaphragm

derived from the Greek word dia, διά (through, between)

derived from the Late Latin word diaphragma (diaphragm; septum, partition)

derived from the Greek word diaphragma, διάφραγμα

derived from the Greek word diaphrassein

using the Medieval Greek prefix dia-, δια-

derived from the Greek word dia, διά (through, between)

derived from the Greek word phrassein, φράσσω (to fence or inclose; (specially), to block up (figuratively, to silence))

derived from the Greek word phragma, ϕράγμα (wall)

derived from the Greek word phrassein, φράσσω (to fence or inclose; (specially), to block up (figuratively, to silence))

derived from the Greek word diaphragnumi

The earliest known usage of diaphragm in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English