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

  1. Characterized by or pertaining to bathos

Ancestry of “bathetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbathosOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos;...
2Ancient Greekβάθοςextension in space: depth, height, breadth,...
3Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “bathetic”

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