Where does “diyet” come from?
diyet (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French diète, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “diyet”, step by step
diyet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French diète
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diète | diet |
| 2 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Arabic دِيَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دِيَة | — |