Where does “diagnosable” come from?
Diagnosable is an English formation combining diagnose with the suffix -able, which derives from Old French -able, from Latin -abilis, ultimately from Latin -i-.
diagnosable (English): Able to be diagnosed; having a cause which can be...
Definitions
- Able to be diagnosed; having a cause which can be...
Ancestry of “diagnosable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diagnose | To determine which disease is causing a sick... |
| 2 | English | diagnosis | The identification of the nature and cause of an... |
| 3 | Latin | diagnōsis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάγνωσις | distinguishing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαγιγνώσκω | to discern; distinguish, discern |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |