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id="div-gpt-ad-pc-wd-top" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of symptom" class="word__name--TTbAA">symptom<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>"a departure from normal function or form as an expression or evidence of a disease," late 14c., <span class="foreign notranslate">sinthoma</span>, from Medieval Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">sinthoma</span> "symptom of a disease," altered from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">symptoma</span>, from Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">symptoma</span> "a happening, accident, disease," from stem of <span class="foreign notranslate">sympiptein</span> "to befall, happen; coincide, fall together," from assimilated form of <span class="foreign notranslate">syn-</span> "together" (see <a href="/word/syn-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of syn- " class="crossreference notranslate">syn-</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">piptein</span> "to fall" (from PIE <span class="foreign notranslate">*pi-pt-</span>, reduplicated form of root <a href="/word/*pet-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *pet- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*pet-</a> "to rush; to fly").</p> <p>The spelling was re-Latinized from c. 1540, perhaps in part by influence of French <span class="foreign notranslate">symptome</span> (16c.). The general (non-medical) use, "any sign or indication of the existence of something else," is from 1610s.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:late%2014c.">late 14c.</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to symptom">Entries linking to <i>symptom</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of symptomatic" href="/word/symptomatic#etymonline_v_38898">symptomatic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"of the nature of a symptom, indicative," 1690s, from French <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomatique</span> or directly from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomaticus</span>, from <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomat-</span>, stem of <span class="foreign notranslate">sympt</span><span class="foreign notranslate">ō</span><span class="foreign notranslate">ma</span> (see <a href="/word/symptom" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of symptom " class="crossreference notranslate">symptom</a>). The general sense of "indicative (of)" is from 1751. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Symptomatical</span> (1580s); <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomatically</span>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of symptomatology" href="/word/symptomatology#etymonline_v_38899">symptomatology<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"the study of symptoms; the symptoms of a disease," 1737, from medical Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomatologia</span>, from <span class="foreign notranslate">symptomat-</span>, stem of <span class="foreign notranslate">symptoma</span> (see <a href="/word/symptom" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of symptom " class="crossreference notranslate">symptom</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">-logia</span> (see <a href="/word/-logy" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of -logy " class="crossreference notranslate">-logy</a>). Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Symptomatological</span>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><ul class="related__container--22iKI"><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of *pet-" href="/word/*pet-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">*pet-</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of syn-" href="/word/syn-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">syn-</li></a><a class="related__more--1gm0U related__word--3Si0N" href="/word/symptom/related"><li>See all related words (<!-- -->4<!-- -->) <!-- -->></li></a></ul></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of symptom">Trends of <i>symptom</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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a</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of splay" href="/word/splay"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">splay<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">early 14c., "unfold, unfurl" (a sense now obsolete); c. 1400, "spread out," a shortened form of desplayen (see display (v.)). 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Splay-foot</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of pain" href="/word/pain"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">pain<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 13c., peine, "the agony suffered by Christ;" c. 1300, "punishment," especially for a crime, "legal punishment of any sort" (including fines and monetary penalties); also "condition one feels when hurt, opposite of pleasure," including mental or emotional suffering, grief, di</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div class="share-tool socialShare--223YS"><h3 title="Share symptom to social networks" class="socialShare__title--34iP2">Share <i>symptom</i></h3><div class="cite--1qJ-_ share-cite">‘<!-- -->cite<!-- -->’</div><a title="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fsymptom" data-social-target="Facebook" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__facebook--2fm3U fa-facebook"></a><a title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fsymptom&text=symptom%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20symptom%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Twitter" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__twitter--1iFxf fa-twitter"></a><a title="Share on Reddit" href="https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fsymptom&title=symptom%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20symptom%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Reddit" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__reddit--30bBu fa-reddit"></a><a title="Share on Email" href="mailto:?subject=symptom%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20symptom%20by%20etymonline&body=%22a%20departure%20from%20normal%20function%20or%20form%20as%20an%20expression%20or%20evidence%20of%20a%20disease%2C%22%E2%80%A6%20See%20origin%20and%20meaning%20of%20symptom.%0Afrom%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fsymptom%20Find%20out%20more%20at%20etymonline.com" data-social-target="Email" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__email--3hVBm fa-email"></a><div class="cite__content--3ghsO cite-content"><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">Page URL:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">https://www.etymonline.com/word/symptom</textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">HTML Link:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly=""><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/symptom">Etymology of symptom by etymonline</a></textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">APA style:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">Harper, D. 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