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path- root words — words with the path- root

The root path- comes from Greek paskhein, meaning to suffer, experience, be affected. 44 words in Dendril are built from it, including apathetic, apathy, pathetic, sympathetic, sympathies, sympathize, sympathy, antipathy, empathy, pathetically, pathological, pathologist. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the path- root

Explore words with path- — words containing the path- root and sharing its sense of "to suffer, experience, be affected". Examples include apathetic, apathy, pathetic, sympathetic, sympathies, sympathize, sympathy, antipathy, empathy, pathetically, pathological, pathologist. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does path- mean?

The path- root means to suffer, experience, be affected, from Greek paskhein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.