English
histodiagnosis
Histodiagnosis comes from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς ‘distinguishing’, and goes back to δῐαγῐγνώσκω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῐαγῐγνώσκωdĭagĭgnṓskō
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰ́γνωσῐςdĭắgnōsĭs‘distinguishing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiagnōsis
- English1500–presentdiagnosis
- Englishtodayhistodiagnosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῐαγῐγνώσκωdĭagĭgnṓskō
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰ́γνωσῐςdĭắgnōsĭs‘distinguishing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiagnōsis
- English1500–presentdiagnosis
- Englishtodayhistodiagnosis
A compound of διά ‘in a line’ + δια- + γῐγνώσκω ‘to be aware of’
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’
Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘twice, doubly’
Ancient Greek διά ‘in a line’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti ‘to recognise’
Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō
Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω ‘to be aware of’
Linked words
through English diagnosis
Today it means
noun histological diagnosis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω / histodiagnosis