diet

diet · noun, adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίαιτα
2. Latin · derived fromdiaeta
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromdieta“regimen, regulation; assembly”
4. Old French · derived fromdiete
5. Middle English · inherited fromdiet
6. English todaydiet

From Middle English diet, dyet, diete, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).

diet · verb²

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdiētāre
2. Old French · derived fromdïeter
3. Middle English · inherited fromdieten
4. English todaydiet

From Middle English dieten, dyeten, diȝeten, from Old French dïeter and Medieval Latin diētāre.

diet · noun³

1. Latin · derived fromdiēs“day”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῐ́αιτα“way of living, living space; decision, judgement”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromdiēta
4. Old French · derived fromdiete
5. Middle English · inherited fromdiet
6. English todaydiet

From Middle English diet, dyet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin diēta, diaeta (“a public assembly; set day of trial; a day's journey”), from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (dĭ́aita, “way of living, living space; decision, judgement”), influenced by Latin diēs (“day”).

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