Where does “paleopathology” come from?
paleopathology (English) comes from English pathology, from French pathologie, from Ancient Greek παθολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
paleopathology (English): The study of ancient diseases; Any ancient...
Definitions
- The study of ancient diseases; Any ancient...
Ancestry of “paleopathology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pathology | The branch of medicine concerned with the study... |
| 2 | French | pathologie | pathology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παθολογία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |