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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-356/
- Published: 2021-01-15T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-14T22:52:09.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

The word for today is…

idiopathic (adj) – Of, relating to, or designating a disease having no known cause.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/idiopathic?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Idiopathic joins the combining form idio- (from Greek idios, meaning “one’s own” or “private”) with -pathic, a form that suggests the effects of disease. The combining form idio- is typically found in technical terms. Examples include idiographic, meaning “relating to or dealing with something concrete, individual, or unique”; idiolect, meaning “the language or speech pattern of one individual at a particular period of life”; and idiotype, meaning “the molecular structure and conformation of an antibody that confers its antigenic specificity.” A more common idio- word is idiosyncrasy, which most commonly refers to an unusual way in which a person behaves or thinks, or to an unusual part or feature of something.

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