Where does “osteoarthropathy” come from?
osteoarthropathy (English) comes from English arthropathy, 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.
osteoarthropathy (English): Any disease of a joint between bones
Definitions
- Any disease of a joint between bones
Ancestry of “osteoarthropathy”, step by step
osteoarthropathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arthropathy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthropathy | Any of several diseases of a joint |
| 2 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 3 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English osteo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osteo | osteomyelitis |