Where does “diagnosis” come from?
Diagnosis comes from Latin diagnosis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις, derived from the verb διαγιγνώσκειν meaning to distinguish or discern, combining διά with a root from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.
diagnosis (English): The identification of the nature and cause of an...
Definitions
- The identification of the nature and cause of an...
Ancestry of “diagnosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diagnōsis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διάγνωσις | distinguishing; means of distinguishing ... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαγιγνώσκω | to discern; distinguish, discern |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diagnosis”