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Where does “diaeta” come from?

diaeta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

diaeta (Latin): diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly

Definitions

  1. diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly

Ancestry of “diaeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίαιταway of living, way of life, mode of life,...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “diaeta”

  • diet
  • dietary
  • dietitian
  • dieter
  • nondiet
  • nondietary
  • dietic
  • paleodietary
  • paleodiet
  • dietarily
  • palaeodietary
  • palaeodiet
  • nondieter
  • dietist
  • antidiet
  • dietologist
  • misdiet
  • ethnodietary
  • Diet Coke
  • dietless
  • superdiet
  • dietology
  • diaetarius
  • adietar
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