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Where does “chondropathic” come from?

chondropathic (English) comes from English chondropathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

chondropathic (English): Relating to chondropathy

Definitions

  1. Relating to chondropathy

Ancestry of “chondropathic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchondropathydisease of the cartilage
2EnglishpathyA therapy
3English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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