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Where does “πᾰ́θος” come from?

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

πᾰ́θος (Ancient Greek): pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...

Definitions

  1. pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...

Ancestry of “πᾰ́θος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “πᾰ́θος”

  • sympathy
  • pathetic
  • pathology
  • pathological
  • pathos
  • apathy
  • pathogen
  • pathogenesis
  • psychopathology
  • pathogenic
  • neuropathy
  • idiopathic
  • pathophysiology
  • cardiomyopathy
  • encephalopathy
  • pathetically
  • apathetic
  • pathologist
  • retinopathy
  • neuropathic
  • nephropathy
  • telepathy
  • homeopathic
  • lymphadenopathy
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