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Where does “dietar” come from?

dietar (Spanish) comes from Spanish dieta, from Medieval Latin dieta, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

dietar (Spanish): Alternative form of adietar

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adietar

Ancestry of “dietar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdietadiet
2Medieval Latindietaregimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,...
3Latindiaetadiet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly
4Ancient Greekδίαιταway of living, way of life, mode of life,...
5Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →