Where does “adenopathy” come from?
Adenopathy comes from English adeno- combined with English -y, derived from Ancient Greek πάσχω meaning to suffer or be affected, through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia and -ivus endings denoting condition or state.
adenopathy (English): Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease
Definitions
- Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease
Ancestry of “adenopathy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 2 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |