Where does “antidiarrhoeal” come from?
antidiarrhoeal (English) comes from English diarrhœal, from English diarrhœa, from Middle French diarrie, from Latin diarrhœa, from Ancient Greek διάρροια, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
antidiarrhoeal (English): Alternative spelling of antidiarrheal
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of antidiarrheal
Ancestry of “antidiarrhoeal”, step by step
antidiarrhoeal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diarrhœal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diarrhœal | Obsolete spelling of diarrheal |
| 2 | English | diarrhœa | Archaic spelling of diarrhea |
| 3 | Middle French | diarrie | diarrhea |
| 4 | Latin | diarrhœa | diarrhea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάρροια | flowing through, diarrhoea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |