Where does “arthropathy” come from?
Arthropathy comes from English -pathy and English -y, derived from Ancient Greek πάσχω meaning "to suffer," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
arthropathy (English): Any of several diseases of a joint
Definitions
- Any of several diseases of a joint
Ancestry of “arthropathy”, 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 |