Word: proteopathic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pro
te
o
pa
thic
Definition: Relating to proteopathy. Any disease caused by a misfolded (or otherwise abnormal) protein
Morphemes:
Affix: proteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: proteasome. A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Affix: -pathic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjectival form of suffix -pathy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: pathos
Meaning: suffering
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
Meaning: suffix