Where does “diarrhœal” come from?

diarrhœal (English) comes from English diarrhœa, 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.

diarrhœal (English): Obsolete spelling of diarrheal

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of diarrheal

Ancestry of “diarrhœal”, step by step

diarrhœal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diarrhœa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiarrhœaArchaic spelling of diarrhea
2Middle Frenchdiarriediarrhea
3Latindiarrhœadiarrhea
4Ancient Greekδιάρροιαflowing through, diarrhoea
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “diarrhœal”

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