Where does “diathesis” come from?
diathesis (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διάθεσις, from Ancient Greek διατίθημι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “diathesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | διάθεσις | state, condition; disposition |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διατίθημι | place separately, arrange each in their own... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diathesis”