■ combining form
1》 denoting a practitioner of curative treatment: homeopath.
2》 denoting a person who suffers from a disease: psychopath.
Origin
back-form. from ~y , or from Gk ~ēs '-sufferer'.
■ combining form
1》 denoting a practitioner of curative treatment: homeopath.
2》 denoting a person who suffers from a disease: psychopath.
Origin
back-form. from ~y , or from Gk ~ēs '-sufferer'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004