English
allopathy
Allopathy comes from German Allopathie.
- Germanc. 1650–presentAllopathie
- Englishtodayallopathy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentAllopathie
- Englishtodayallopathy
The story
Borrowed from German Allopathie, allo- + -pathy, originally a pejorative term.
Every English word from German Allopathie
Today it means
noun A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Allopathie / allopathy