allopath etymology

English word allopath comes from English allotropy, English -path

Detailed word origin of allopath

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
allotropy English (eng) (chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
-path English (eng) Used to form nouns indicating someone with a particular capability, as a type of remedial treatment. Used to form nouns indicating someone with a particular disorder.
allopath English (eng) A practitioner of allopathy.

Words with the same origin as allopath

Descendants of allotropy
allotrope
Descendants of -path
homeopath narcopath neuropath osteopath sociopathy technopath theopath