Etymology

anatomopathology

Today it means: anatomical pathology Full definition →

English pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Old Frenchanatomie
  11. Middle Englishanatomie
  12. Englishanatomy
  13. Englishanatomo-
  14. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  15. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  19. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  20. Frenchpathologie
  21. Englishpathology
  22. English todayanatomopathology

From anatomo- + pathology.

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