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Where does “nonpathetic” come from?

nonpathetic (English) comes from English pathetic, from Middle French pathétique, from Latin pathēticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

nonpathetic (English): Not pathetic; without pathos

Definitions

  1. Not pathetic; without pathos

Ancestry of “nonpathetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatheticArousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; Arousing...
2Middle Frenchpathétique—
3Latinpathēticus—
4Ancient GreekπαθητικόςSubject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of...
5Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
6Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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