Etymology

cytodiagnostic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to cytodiagnosis or cytodiagnostics. Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  6. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  7. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  11. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  17. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  18. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  20. Englishdiagnostic
  21. English todaycytodiagnostic

From cyto- + diagnostic.

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