Etymology

diagnostically

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Today it means: In a diagnostic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English diagnostic
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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. Englishdiagnostic
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  22. Proto-Germanic*līką
  23. English todaydiagnostically

From diagnostic + -ally.

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