Where does “xenodiagnostic” come from?
xenodiagnostic (English) comes from French xénodiagnostic, from French diagnostic, from French diagnostique, from Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις, from Ancient Greek διαγιγνώσκω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
xenodiagnostic (English): Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis
Ancestry of “xenodiagnostic”, step by step
xenodiagnostic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French xénodiagnostic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | xénodiagnostic | xenodiagnosis |
| 2 | French | diagnostic | diagnosis |
| 3 | French | diagnostique | diagnostical, diagnostic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαγνωστικός | able to distinguish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάγνωσις | distinguishing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαγιγνώσκω | to discern; distinguish, discern |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English diagnostic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diagnostic | Of, or relating to diagnosis; Characteristic of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῐαγνωστῐκός | able to distinguish |