diyarea (Tagalog)
Where does "diyarea" come from?
The Tagalog word "diyarea" traces its origins back to the ancient Greek term "diárrhoia," which literally describes a "through-flowing." This descriptor eventually passed into Late Latin before being adopted into Spanish as "diarrea," eventually entering Tagalog as a direct loanword.
Full etymology tree
- diyarea (Tagalog), 'diarrhea'
- borrowed diarrea (Spanish), 'diarrhea'
- inherited diarrhoea (Latin), 'diarrhoea'
- borrowed διάρροια (diárrhoia) (Ancient Greek), 'flowing through, diarrhoea'
- compound διαρρέω (diarrhéō) (Ancient Greek), 'to flow (through), to run (of liquids)'
- compound δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) (Ancient Greek), 'in different directions'
- inherited *dwís (Proto-Indo-European), 'twice, doubly'
- compound ῥέω (rhéō) (Ancient Greek), 'to flow, stream, run, gush'
- inherited *hréwō (Proto-Hellenic), 'to flow, stream'
- inherited *sréweti (Proto-Indo-European), 'to flow'
- derived *srew- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to flow, stream'
- derived *ser- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to flow'
- derived *srew- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to flow, stream'
- inherited *sréweti (Proto-Indo-European), 'to flow'
- inherited *hréwō (Proto-Hellenic), 'to flow, stream'
- compound δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) (Ancient Greek), 'in different directions'
- suffix -ιᾰ (-iă) (Ancient Greek), 'Primitive suffix added to the stems of adjectives in -ύς (-ús) and some nouns to form feminine gender'
- compound διαρρέω (diarrhéō) (Ancient Greek), 'to flow (through), to run (of liquids)'
- borrowed διάρροια (diárrhoia) (Ancient Greek), 'flowing through, diarrhoea'
- inherited diarrhoea (Latin), 'diarrhoea'
- borrowed diarrea (Spanish), 'diarrhea'
Ancestors
- diarrea (Spanish)
- diarrhoea (Latin)
- διάρροια (Ancient Greek)
Updated July 2026
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