Where does “dieet” come from?
dieet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dieet, from Middle Dutch diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
dieet (Afrikaans): diet
Definitions
- diet
Ancestry of “dieet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dieet | diet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | diete | — |
| 3 | Old French | diete | diet |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 5 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |