Etymology

retrodiagnose

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Today it means: To retroactively diagnose a dead person with a medical or psychological condition. Full definition →

English diagnose ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  8. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  9. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  13. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  16. Latindiagnōsis
  17. Englishdiagnosisbf.
  18. Englishdiagnose
  19. English todayretrodiagnose

From retro- + diagnose.

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