'homeopath' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'homoios' meaning 'similar' and 'pathos' meaning 'suffering'.

'homeopath' changed from the Greek word 'homoiopathēs' and eventually became the modern English word 'homeopath'.

Initially, it meant 'one who treats diseases with remedies that produce effects similar to the symptoms of the disease', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.