Etymology of the English word diarrhoea
the English word
diarrhoeaderived from the Late Latin word
diarrhoea (diarrhea, diarrhoea; the flux)
derived from the Greek word
diarrhoiaderived from the Greek word
diarrheinderived from the Greek word
rhein, ῥεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-derived from the Greek word
diarroia, διάρροια
derived from the Greek word
diarreoDate
The earliest known usage of diarrhoea in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
diarree, French
diarrhée, German
Diarrhöe, Norwegian
diaré, Swedish
diarréUsage
Word found in Modern English
