Etymology

idiopathy

idi·op·a·thy
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Today it means: A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause. Full definition →

Latin idiopathia ← Ancient Greek ἰδιοπάθεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰδιοπάθεια
  2. Latin · derived fromidiopathia
  3. English todayidiopathy

From Latin idiopathia, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοπάθεια (idiopátheia). By surface analysis, idio- + -pathy. First appears c. 1634, in the publications of Philiatreus (fl. 1630).

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