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Where does “diathetic” come from?

diathetic (English) comes from English diathesis, from New Latin diathesis, from Ancient Greek διάθεσις, from Ancient Greek διατίθημι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diathetic (English): of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis

Definitions

  1. of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis

Ancestry of “diathetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiathesisA hereditary or constitutional predisposition to...
2New Latindiathesis—
3Ancient Greekδιάθεσιςstate, condition; disposition
4Ancient Greekδιατίθημιplace separately, arrange each in their own...
5Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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