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Where does “diarrhoicus” come from?

diarrhoicus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διαρροϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

diarrhoicus (Late Latin): who has diarrhoea, suffering from diarrhoea

Definitions

  1. who has diarrhoea, suffering from diarrhoea

Ancestry of “diarrhoicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιαρροϊκόςsuffering from diarrhoea
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “diarrhoicus”

  • antidiarreico
  • diarreico
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