English
pathotype
From patho- + -type.
Formed from patho + type
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’
Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’
Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’
Latin typus
Middle English type ‘symbol’
English type
Today it means
noun Any of a group of organisms (of the same species) that have the same pathogenicity on a specified host.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pathotype”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / pathotype