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Where does “diureticus” come from?

diureticus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διουρητικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “diureticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιουρητικόςdiuretic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “diureticus”

  • antidiurético
  • diurético
  • diurétique
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