Where does “pathogen” come from?
Pathogen comes from Ancient Greek πάθος and Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, meaning to produce or beget.
pathogen (English): Any organism or substance, especially a...
Definitions
- Any organism or substance, especially a...
Ancestry of “pathogen”, step by step
pathogen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 2 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 3 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 4 | Old English | onġēan | opposite |
| 5 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 6 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Ancient Greek πάθος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via English patho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patho | — |
Words derived from “pathogen”
- enteropathogenic
- phytopathogen
- uropathogen
- nonpathogen
- enteropathogen
- antipathogen
- periodontopathogen
- neuropathogen
- periopathogen
- pathogeen
- allopathogen
- biopathogen
- copathogen
- endopathogen
- entomopathogen
- exopathogen
- hemopathogen
- immunopathogen
- micropathogen
- multipathogen
- mycopathogen
- odontopathogen
- oncopathogen
- otopathogen