-pathy Definition
pəthē
suffix
Feeling; suffering; perception.
Telepathy.
American Heritage
Disease.
Neuropathy.
American Heritage
A system of treating disease.
Homeopathy.
American Heritage
Wiktionary
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Feeling, suffering.
Telepathy.
Webster's New World
Disease.
Neuropathy.
Webster's New World
Treatment of disease.
Osteopathy, homeopathy.
Webster's New World
noun
(informal) A therapy.
Wiktionary
Origin of -pathy
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Greek -patheia from pathos kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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ModL < -pathia < Gr -patheia < pathos: see pathos
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek πάθος (pathos, “suffering").
From Wiktionary
From the suffix -pathy
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