Where does “allopath” come from?

allopath (English) comes from English path, from Middle English path, from Old English pæþ, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

allopath (English): A practitioner of allopathy

Definitions

  1. A practitioner of allopathy

Ancestry of “allopath”, step by step

allopath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English path

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
2Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
3Old Englishpæþpath
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via English allo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalloAlternative spelling of 'allo
2EnglishallosexualDirected toward or involving another person...
3Englishallo-different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...
4Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-