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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδευτεροπάθεια
- English todaydeuteropathy
From Ancient Greek δευτεροπάθεια (deuteropátheia), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek δευτεροπάθεια (deuteropátheia), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.