Etymology

heteropathy

he·te·ro·pa·thy
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Today it means: Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English hetero- ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. English todayheteropathy

From hetero- + -pathy.

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