Etymology

pathologic

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Today it means: Caused by or related to disease, pathology. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  6. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  7. Ancient Greekπαθολογίᾱ (pathologíā)
  8. Ancient Greekπᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós)
  9. English todaypathologic

From Ancient Greek παθολογικός (pathologikós), corresponding to pathology + -ic.

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