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