Diaphragm pronunciation

Origin of Diaphragm • Middle English diafragma from Late Latin diaphragma midriff from Greek partition from diaphrassein to barricade dia- intensive pref. phrassein phrag- to enclose From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • From Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (dia, “across”) and φράγμα (phragma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrasso).. From Wiktionary