Where does “diarrheal” come from?
Diarrheal is an English adjective derived from diarrhea, which comes from Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwi- meaning two.
diarrheal (English): That causes, or is associated with diarrhea
Definitions
- That causes, or is associated with diarrhea
Ancestry of “diarrheal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |