Where does “diabetes” come from?
Diabetes comes from Latin diabetes, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω meaning to pass through, from Ancient Greek βαίνω meaning to go, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-.
diabetes (English): Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized...
Definitions
- Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized...
Ancestry of “diabetes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diabetes | siphon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαβαίνω | walk, pass through; to pass through |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |