English
diagnostic
Diagnostic may come from Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός ‘able to distinguish’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδιαγνωστικόςdiagnōstikós‘able to distinguish’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019diagnostic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδιαγνωστικόςdiagnōstikós‘able to distinguish’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2019diagnostic
Earliest quotation: 2019, Li Huang, Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilin: “Each language has its own distinct phonological qualities which…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise, to know’
can, could, know, normal, glory, con, narrative, recognition, ken, ignore, keen, ignorant, norm, cunning, narration, denote, prognosis, canny, connoisseur, annotation, uncouth, acquaint, canna, kith, recognizance, noblesse, cun, ignoble, gnosis, 85 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
note, notice, recognize, noble, cognitive, notion, notorious, nobility, quaint, notation, cognition, notoriety, notary, incognito, annotate, cognizance, 46 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō
Today it means
adj Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός / diagnostic