Where does “diëtiste” come from?
diëtiste (Dutch) comes from English dietist, from English diët, from Middle English diet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “diëtiste”, step by step
diëtiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dietist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dietist | A person skilled at formulating diets; a... |
| 2 | English | diët | Rare spelling of diet |
| 3 | Middle English | diet | — |
| 4 | Old French | diete | diet |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 6 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Dutch e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | e | — |