Etymology

ophthalmopathology

Today it means: pathology of the eyes Full definition →

English pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Ancient Greekὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)
  2. Englishophthalmo-
  3. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Frenchpathologie
  10. Englishpathology
  11. English todayophthalmopathology

From ophthalmo- + pathology.

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