Where does “pathologically” come from?
Pathologically derives from English pathological, from English pathology and the English suffix -ic, from Ancient Greek πάθος meaning suffering or disease, with -icus from Latin and -kos from Proto-Indo-European.
pathologically (English): In a pathological manner
Definitions
- In a pathological manner
Ancestry of “pathologically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathological | Pertaining to pathology; Relating to, amounting... |
| 2 | English | pathology | The branch of medicine concerned with the study... |
| 3 | French | pathologie | pathology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παθολογία | the study of passions |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |