English word telepathy comes from English tele- (derives from an Ancient Greek root meaning "far away" and means "far away" too) and -pathy (another Ancient Greek root for "suffering", in English it means "disease" or "abnormality")
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tele- | English (eng) | Over a distance. Telegraph. Telephone. Teleport. Television. |
| -pathy | English (eng) | Damage to, disease of, or abnormality. Suffering, feeling. Therapy. |
| telepathy | English (eng) | (parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation. |