Where does “diagnostica” come from?
diagnostica (Romanian) comes from French diagnostiquer, from French diagnostic, from French diagnostique, from Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις, from Ancient Greek διαγιγνώσκω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
diagnostica (Romanian): to diagnose
Definitions
- to diagnose
Ancestry of “diagnostica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diagnostiquer | to diagnose |
| 2 | French | diagnostic | diagnosis |
| 3 | French | diagnostique | diagnostical, diagnostic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαγνωστικός | able to distinguish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάγνωσις | distinguishing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαγιγνώσκω | to discern; distinguish, discern |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |