'diabetogenic' originates from New Latin/medical English, specifically from the word 'diabetes' (from Greek 'diabētēs') combined with the Greek-derived suffix '-genic', where 'diabētēs' originally meant 'a siphon, passing through' and '-genic' meant 'producing'.

'diabetogenic' changed from New Latin/medical formations combining 'diabetes' + '-genic' (e.g. 'diabetogenicus') and eventually became the modern English word 'diabetogenic'.

Initially, it meant 'producing or causing diabetes', and this meaning has been retained in modern usage.