Etymology

misdiagnosis

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Today it means: An incorrect diagnosis. Full definition →

English diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  10. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  12. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  13. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  17. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  20. Latindiagnōsis
  21. Englishdiagnosis
  22. English todaymisdiagnosis

From mis- + diagnosis.

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