Etymology of the English word diastema
the English word
diastemaderived from the Latin word
diastema (space; distance; interval)
derived from the Greek word
diastema, διάστημα (interval; an interval)
derived from the Greek word
diistanaiderived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of diastema in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
