Where does “plexopathy” come from?
plexopathy (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
plexopathy (English): A disorder affecting a network of nerves in the brachial or lumbosacral plexus, resulting in pain and loss of motor control
Definitions
- A disorder affecting a network of nerves in the brachial or lumbosacral plexus, resulting in pain and loss of motor control
Ancestry of “plexopathy”, step by step
plexopathy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pathy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 2 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English plexo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plexo | — |