Etymology

phytodiagnostics

Today it means: The diagnostics of plant diseases and pathogens Full definition →

English diagnostics ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  10. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  11. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  15. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  21. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  22. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  23. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  24. Englishdiagnostic
  25. Englishdiagnostics
  26. English todayphytodiagnostics

From phyto- + diagnostics.

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