The root path or pathy relates to which idea?

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Multiple Choice

The root path or pathy relates to which idea?

Explanation:
Pathy comes from the Greek pathos, meaning feeling or suffering. That link shows up in words like sympathy (feeling with someone), empathy (understanding another’s feelings), and pathology (the study of disease, i.e., states of suffering). So the idea associated with this root is suffering or feeling, not concepts like freedom, light, or carrying. The other options point to different roots entirely, so they don’t fit.

Pathy comes from the Greek pathos, meaning feeling or suffering. That link shows up in words like sympathy (feeling with someone), empathy (understanding another’s feelings), and pathology (the study of disease, i.e., states of suffering). So the idea associated with this root is suffering or feeling, not concepts like freedom, light, or carrying. The other options point to different roots entirely, so they don’t fit.

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