Etymology

naturopathic

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Today it means: Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English nature ← Middle English nature
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*gnāskōr
  4. Latinnāscor
  5. Latinnātūra
  6. Old Frenchnature
  7. Middle Englishnature
  8. Englishnature
  9. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  10. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  11. English todaynaturopathic

From nature + -o- + -pathic.

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