Where does “antidiareic” come from?

antidiareic (Romanian) comes from Romanian diareic, from French diarrhéique, from French diarrhée, from Middle French diarrie, from Latin diarrhœa, from Ancient Greek διάρροια, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.

antidiareic (Romanian): antidiarrheic

Definitions

  1. antidiarrheic

Ancestry of “antidiareic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandiareicdiarrheal
2Frenchdiarrhéiquediarrheal
3Frenchdiarrhéediarrhea
4Middle Frenchdiarriediarrhea
5Latindiarrhœadiarrhea
6Ancient Greekδιάρροιαflowing through, diarrhoea
7Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά