Etymology

subdiagnostic

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Today it means: Less than would be required to make a diagnosis. Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  9. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  10. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  14. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  20. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  21. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  22. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  23. Englishdiagnostic
  24. English todaysubdiagnostic

From sub- + diagnostic.

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