Etymology

pathologization

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Today it means: The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition. Full definition →

English pathologize ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  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. Frenchpathologie
  8. Englishpathology
  9. Englishpathologize
  10. English todaypathologization

From pathologize + -ation.

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