pathology
Meaningthe study of suffering
Common meaning: the study of disease
- pathwhat happens to one; suffering; feelingLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 584 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘what happens to one’ + ‘a word, saying’ → pathology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- path — Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) “what happens to one; suffering; feeling” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) ‘what happens to one; suffering; feeling’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know (Psychology, sociology, physiology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Pathology and osteopath…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry πάθος (páthos), p. 584 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- πάθος (páthos) Ancient Greek “what happens to one; suffering; feeling”
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