Where does “diabulimia” come from?
diabulimia (English) comes from English diabetes, from Latin diabetes, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
diabulimia (English): The manipulation of insulin dosage by a diabetic...
Definitions
- The manipulation of insulin dosage by a diabetic...
Ancestry of “diabulimia”, step by step
diabulimia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diabetes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diabetes | Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized... |
| 2 | Latin | diabetes | siphon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαβαίνω | walk, pass through; to pass through |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |