## Meanings
1. The food and drink that a person or animal usually eats.
2. A controlled way of eating, often to lose weight or stay healthy.
3. To eat less or eat carefully in order to lose weight.
4. (of food or drink) Containing less fat, sugar, or calories than normal.

## Examples
- The diet of the giant panda consists mainly of bamboo.
- He's been on a diet since the doctor warned him about his heart.
- I've been dieting for six months and have lost some weight.
- She ordered a diet soda with her meal.

## Derived Forms
- antidiet
- dietarian
- dietary
- dieter
- dietetics
- dietic
- dietitian
- dietless
- dietman
- dietology
- dietwise
- diety

## Related Forms
- dieting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diet
- Root: diete
- Root: diēta
- Root: δῐ́αιτα
- Root: diēs

## Etymology
From Middle English diet, dyet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin diēta, diaeta (“a public assembly; set day of trial; a day's journey”), from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (dĭ́aita, “way of living, living space; decision, judgement”), influenced by Latin diēs (“day”).

## AI Etymology
diet comes from Middle English diet, dyet, from Old French diete, from Medieval Latin diēta, diaeta (“a public assembly; set day of trial; a day's journey”), from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (dĭ́aita, “way of living, living space; decision, judgement”), influenced by Latin diēs (“day”). The historical chain includes Middle English diet, Old French diete, la-med diēta, Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα, Latin diēs. Current senses include The food and drink that a person or animal usually eats and A controlled way of eating, often to lose weight or stay healthy. English relatives and later formations include antidiet, dietarian, dietary, dieting.

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