Etymology

xenodiagnostic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis. Full definition →

English diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *dwís
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  6. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  10. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  12. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  14. Englishdiagnostic
  15. English todayxenodiagnostic

From xeno- + diagnostic.

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