Where does “telempath” come from?
telempath (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.
telempath (English): Someone able to sense the emotions of others by paranormal means; someone who has the power of telempathy
Definitions
- Someone able to sense the emotions of others by paranormal means; someone who has the power of telempathy
Ancestry of “telempath”, step by step
telempath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English telepath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telepath | A person with telepathic ability, capable of... |
| 2 | English | telepathy | The capability to communicate directly by psychic... |
| 3 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 4 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 5 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 6 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 7 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English empath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empath | One who has the ability to sense emotions;... |
| 2 | English | empathy | Identification with or understanding of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπάθεια | physical affection |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |