Where does “patetisk” come from?
patetisk (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek παθητικός, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
patetisk (Danish): bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic,...
Definitions
- bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic,...
Ancestry of “patetisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παθητικός | Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |