Etymology

diagnostic

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Today it means: Of, or relating to diagnosis. Full definition →

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

From Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός (diagnōstikós), adjective from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to distinguish, diagnose”).

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