path

feeling

Spelled path · pathos 'suffering, feeling'

Greek pathos meant suffering or feeling: empathy feels within another, sympathy feels alongside, and apathy lacks feeling.

Words built from it

pathetic — arousing pity or sadness
path (feeling) + -etic (relating to)
empathy — the ability to share another's feelings
em- (in) + path (feeling)
sympathy — feeling of shared sorrow for another's misfortune
sym- (together) + path (feeling)
apathy — a lack of feeling or interest
a- (without) + path (feeling)
antipathy — a strong feeling of dislike
anti- (against) + path (feeling)
telepathy — supposed communication of thoughts directly from one mind to another
tele- (distant) + path (feeling)
psychopath — a person with a severe lack of empathy or conscience
psycho- (mind) + path (feeling)

footpath — Footpath combines foot with path, from Old English pæth, 'track or way.' It does not contain Greek pathos, 'feeling or suffering.'