Etymology

diagnosticate

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Today it means: To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms. Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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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. English todaydiagnosticate

From diagnostic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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