Where does “diarrhée” come from?

diarrhée (French) comes 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.

diarrhée (French): diarrhea

Definitions

  1. diarrhea

Ancestry of “diarrhée”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diarrhée”

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