Where does “bathetic” come from?

bathetic (English) comes from English bathos, from Ancient Greek βάθος, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

bathetic (English): Characterized by or pertaining to bathos

Definitions

Characterized by or pertaining to bathos

Ancestry of “bathetic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	bathos	Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos;...
2	Ancient Greek	βάθος	extension in space: depth, height, breadth,...
3	Ancient Greek	βαθύς	being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷeh₂dʰ-	to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “bathetic”

bathetically
bathetical

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βάθος →