Etymology

sociopathic

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Today it means: Having the characteristics of a sociopath. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English socio- ← Latin socius
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Englishsocio-
  9. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  10. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  11. English todaysociopathic

From socio- + -pathic.

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