Etymology

physiopathologist

Today it means: A pathologist whose speciality is physiopathology Full definition →

English pathologist ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
  5. Englishphysio-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Frenchpathologie
  13. Englishpathology
  14. Englishpathologist
  15. English todayphysiopathologist

From physio- + pathologist. By surface analysis, physiopathology + -ist.

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