Etymology

prediagnostic

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Today it means: Describing the course of a disease before it has been diagnosed Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  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. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  21. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  23. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  24. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  25. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  26. Englishdiagnostic
  27. English todayprediagnostic

From pre- + diagnostic.

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