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diabetes.

a siphon

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[di.aˈbeː.teːs]Classical-Latin[di.aˈbɛː.tes]

  1. a siphon

    declension-1

  2. diabetes

    New-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Ancient Greek δῐᾰβήτης (dĭăbḗtēs, “siphon; diabetes”), from δῐᾰβαίνω (dĭăbaínō, “to step across, pass over”) + -της (-tēs, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

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