Where does “다이어트하다” come from?
다이어트하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 다이어트, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
다이어트하다 (Korean): to be/to go on a diet
Definitions
- to be/to go on a diet
Ancestry of “다이어트하다”, step by step
다이어트하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 다이어트
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 다이어트 | diet |
| 2 | English | diët | Rare spelling of diet |
| 3 | Middle English | diet | — |
| 4 | Old French | diete | diet |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 6 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |