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Where does “παθικός” come from?

παθικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

παθικός (Ancient Greek): Remaining passive

Definitions

  1. Remaining passive

Ancestry of “παθικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “παθικός”

  • amphipathic
  • pathic
  • amphipathicity
  • pathicus
  • патикус
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