English
foldopathy
From fold + -o- + -pathy.
Formed from fold + -o- + -pathy
Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’
Proto-Germanic *falþaną ‘to fold’
Proto-West Germanic *falþan ‘to fold’
Old English fealdan ‘to fold’
Middle English folden ‘to fold’
English fold
Today it means
noun Any disease associated with protein misfolding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foldopathy