Where does “diarrea” come from?

diarrea (Catalan) comes from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diarrea (Catalan): diarrhea

Definitions

  1. diarrhea

Ancestry of “diarrea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindiarrhoeadiarrhoea
2Ancient Greekδιάρροιαflowing through, diarrhoea
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά