Etymology

multidiagnostic

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Today it means: Involving multiple diagnoses Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  11. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  12. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  15. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  16. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  22. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  23. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  24. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  25. Englishdiagnostic
  26. English todaymultidiagnostic

From multi- + diagnostic.

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