Where does “antidiabetic” come from?
antidiabetic (English) comes from French antidiabétique, from French diabétique, from French diabète, from Ancient Greek διαβήτης, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.
antidiabetic (English): Countering diabetes; Any drug that counters...
Definitions
- Countering diabetes; Any drug that counters...
Ancestry of “antidiabetic”, step by step
antidiabetic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French antidiabétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antidiabétique | antidiabetic |
| 2 | French | diabétique | diabetic |
| 3 | French | diabète | diabetes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαβήτης | passing through |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβαίνω | walk, pass through; to pass through |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |