Where does “iridopathy” come from?
iridopathy (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
iridopathy (English): disease of the iris of the eye
Definitions
- disease of the iris of the eye
Ancestry of “iridopathy”, step by step
iridopathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pathy
| 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 |
via English irido
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irido | — |