Where does “nontelepath” come from?
nontelepath (English) comes from English telepath, from English telepathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g — -y, -ic.
nontelepath (English): One who is not a telepath
Definitions
- One who is not a telepath
Ancestry of “nontelepath”, step by step
nontelepath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English telepath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telepath | A person with telepathic ability, capable of... |
| 2 | English | telepathy | The capability to communicate directly by psychic... |
| 3 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 4 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 5 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 6 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 7 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |