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Where does “παθητικός” come from?

παθητικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

παθητικός (Ancient Greek): Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of...

Definitions

  1. Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of...

Ancestry of “παθητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
2Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “παθητικός”

  • pathetic
  • pathetically
  • pathetical
  • pathetics
  • patheticness
  • patheticalness
  • nonpathetic
  • un-pathetic
  • pathetice
  • patheticus
  • patético
  • patéticamente
  • pathétique
  • pathétiquement
  • patético
  • pateettisuus
  • pateettinen
  • pateettisesti
  • patetisk
  • patetisk
  • patetisk
  • პათეტიკური
  • pathétique
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