Where does “diarrhœa” come from?

diarrhœa (English) comes 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.

diarrhœa (English): Archaic spelling of diarrhea

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of diarrhea

Ancestry of “diarrhœa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdiarriediarrhea
2Latindiarrhœadiarrhea
3Ancient Greekδιάρροιαflowing through, diarrhoea
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diarrhœa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →
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