Where does “diet” come from?
diet (English) comes from Middle English diet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
diet (English): Rare spelling of diet
Definitions
- Rare spelling of diet
Ancestry of “diet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | diet | — |
| 2 | Old French | diete | diet |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 4 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |