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Where does “pathway” come from?

Pathway comes from Middle English pathwei, a compound of path and way, both referring to a course or route of travel.

pathway (English): A footpath or other path or track; A sequence of...

Definitions

  1. A footpath or other path or track; A sequence of...

Ancestry of “pathway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpathwei—

Words derived from “pathway”

  • multipathway
  • subpathway
  • neuropathway
  • superpathway
  • biopathway
  • intrapathway
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