Where does “zoopathic” come from?

zoopathic (English) comes from English zoopathy, 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 — -y, -ic.

zoopathic (English): Relating to, or causing, zoopathy

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or causing, zoopathy

Ancestry of “zoopathic”, step by step

zoopathic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zoopathy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzoopathyA delusional condition in which the sufferer...
2EnglishpathyA therapy
3English-pathysuffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ