Etymology

bacteriopathology

Today it means: The study of disease caused by bacteria. Full definition →

English pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterio-
  5. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  6. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Frenchpathologie
  12. Englishpathology
  13. English todaybacteriopathology

From bacterio- + pathology.

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