Where does “encephalopathy” come from?
Encephalopathy comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή meaning "head" combined with English -pathy, derived through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia.
encephalopathy (English): Any of various conditions affecting the brain
Definitions
- Any of various conditions affecting the brain
Ancestry of “encephalopathy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |