Where does “diuretyk” come from?
diuretyk (Middle English) comes from Old French diuretique, from Latin diūrēticus, from Ancient Greek διουρητικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “diuretyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | diuretique | diuretic |
| 2 | Latin | diūrēticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διουρητικός | diuretic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |