Etymology of the English word pathology
the English word
pathologyderived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
pathos, πάθος (disease; properly, suffering ('pathos'); (subjectively) a passion (especially concupiscence))
Derivations in English
cytopathology,
histopathology,
immunopathology,
micropathology,
neuropathology,
physiopathology,
phytopathology,
psychopathologyCognates
Dutch
pathologie, French
pathologie, German
Pathologie, Italian
patologia, Lithuanian
patologija, Norwegian
patologi, Polish
patologia, Russian
пaтoлoгя, Swedish
patologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
