Where does “patheticalness” come from?
patheticalness (English) comes from English pathetical, from Latin pathēticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
patheticalness (English): Quality of being pathetical
Definitions
- Quality of being pathetical
Ancestry of “patheticalness”, step by step
patheticalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pathetical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathetical | Arousing sympathy; pathetic; Arising from strong... |
| 2 | Latin | pathēticus | full of pathos, affecting, pathetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παθητικός | Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |