Etymology

clinicodiagnostic

Today it means: Clinical and diagnostic. Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥néyti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*klíňňō
  5. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νω (klī́nō)
  6. Ancient Greekκλῑ́νη (klī́nē)
  7. Ancient Greekκλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)
  8. Late Latinclīnicus
  9. Frenchclinique
  10. Englishclinic
  11. Englishclinico-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  13. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  15. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  16. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  19. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  20. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  22. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  23. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  24. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  26. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  27. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  28. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  29. Englishdiagnostic
  30. English todayclinicodiagnostic

From clinico- + diagnostic.

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