Etymology

postdiagnostic

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Today it means: Following diagnosis Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  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. English todaypostdiagnostic

From post- + diagnostic.

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