Where does “diabetes” come from?

diabetes (Indonesian) comes from Dutch diabetes, from Latin diabetes, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

diabetes (Indonesian): diabetes

Definitions

  1. diabetes

Ancestry of “diabetes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiabetesdiabetes
2Latindiabetessiphon
3Ancient Greekδιαβαίνωwalk, pass through; to pass through
4Ancient Greekβαίνωto go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,...
5Proto-Hellenicgʷəňňōto go, to step
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti
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