Where does “ダイエット” come from?
ダイエット (Japanese) comes from English diët, 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.
ダイエット (Japanese): diet
Definitions
- diet
Ancestry of “ダイエット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diët | Rare spelling of diet |
| 2 | Middle English | diet | — |
| 3 | Old French | diete | diet |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 5 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |