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Where does “diatribe” come from?

diatribe (French) comes from Latin diatriba, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰτρῐβή.

diatribe (French): diatribe

Definitions

  1. diatribe

Ancestry of “diatribe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiatribaa learned discussion; a discourse; a school
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰτρῐβή—

Words derived from “diatribe”

  • diatribe
  • diatribist
  • diatriba
  • diatribe
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