Etymology

-pathy

Today it means: suffering, feeling, emotion Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. English today-pathy

From Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos, “suffering”) + English -y.

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