Where does “diabetes” come from?
diabetes (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin diabētēs, from Ancient Greek διαβήτης, from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
diabetes (Spanish): diabetes
Ancestry of “diabetes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | diabētēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαβήτης | passing through |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαβαίνω | walk, pass through; to pass through |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |