English word protopathic comes from English proto-, English -pathic (Adjectival form of suffix -pathy.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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proto- | English (eng) | (chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.. (linguistics, genetics) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of. First. |
-pathic | English (eng) | Adjectival form of suffix -pathy. |
protopathic | English (eng) | Relating to a sensory nerve that detects the presence of a stimulus without determining its location.. Relating to first symptoms of a disease, as in the sense of protopathic bias. |