Etymology of the English word theopathy
the English word
theopathyderived from the English word
sympathyderived from the Latin word
sympathia (feeling in common; sympathy)
derived from the Greek word
sumpatheia, συμπάθεια
derived from the Greek word
sumpathes, συμπαθής (having a fellow-feeling ('sympathetic'); mutually commiserative)
derived from the Greek word
pathos, πάθος (disease; properly, suffering ('pathos'); (subjectively) a passion (especially concupiscence))
using the Greek prefix
sun-, συν-
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
using the English prefix
theo-derived from the Greek word
theos, θεός (a deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhēs-using the English suffix
-pathyDate
The earliest known usage of theopathy in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
