Etymology

diaphoresis

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Today it means: The formation and excretion of sweat. Full definition →

Late Latin diaphorēsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰφόρησῐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῐᾰφόρησῐς“evaporation, dissipation, perspiration”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromdiaphorēsis
  3. English todaydiaphoresis

Borrowed from Late Latin diaphorēsis, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰφόρησῐς (dĭăphórēsĭs, “evaporation, dissipation, perspiration”); by surface analysis, dia- (“through, across”) + -phoresis (“transmission”); also synchronically held to end in the suffix -esis.

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