Etymology

self-diagnose

Today it means: To attempt to identify a medical condition in oneself without consulting a medical practitioner. Full definition →

English diagnose ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  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. Latindiagnōsis
  20. Englishdiagnosisbf.
  21. Englishdiagnose
  22. English todayself-diagnose

From self- + diagnose.

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