sociopath etymology

English word sociopath comes from English socio- (Society.), English -path

Detailed word origin of sociopath

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
socio- English (eng) Society.
-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.
sociopath English (eng) A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life.

Words with the same origin as sociopath

Descendants of -path
allopath homeopath narcopath neuropath osteopath sociopathy technopath theopath