pathology

Where does the word "pathology" come from? It comes from Greek pathos, passing through New Latin before entering English (1610s).

Pathology’s story begins in Greek: pathos meant “suffering, disease.” Suffering, disease, feeling. By 1600s, the word had taken hold in New Latin as pathologia. Formed from Greek pathos (suffering) and -logia (study of). It reached English by 1610s as pathology. Settled as the English word for the scientific study of disease. Today, pathology means the scientific study of the causes and effects of disease.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient pathos "suffering, disease", suffering, disease, feeling.
2. Stage 2 · New Latin · 1600s pathologia "the study of disease", formed from Greek pathos (suffering) and -logia (study of).
3. Stage 3 · English · 1610s pathology "the scientific study of disease", settled as the English word for the scientific study of disease.