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Where does “teep” come from?

teep (English) comes from English telepath, from English telepathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g — -y, -ic.

teep (English): A telepath; Relating to telepathy; To use...

Definitions

  1. A telepath; Relating to telepathy; To use...

Ancestry of “teep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelepathA person with telepathic ability, capable of...
2EnglishtelepathyThe capability to communicate directly by psychic...
3EnglishpathyA therapy
4English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
5English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
6Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
7Old English-iġ-y, -ic
8Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
9Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
10Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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