Added 10 October 2026
diabetes
/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ noun
Latin root: diabētēs Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about diabetes at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Latin diabētēs (“siphon”), from Ancient Greek διαβήτης (diabḗtēs), from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”).
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