diarrhea的词源

英文词源

diarrhea (n.)

late 14c., from Old French diarrie, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia "diarrhea" (coined by Hippocrates), literally "a flowing through," from diarrhein "to flow through," from dia- "through" (see dia-) + rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Respelled 16c. from diarria on Latin model.

中文词源

diarrhea：腹泻

dia-, 穿过，整个的。-rrh, 流，词源同gonorrheal, rhythm. 用于指腹泄，比较diabetes.

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