Where does “pathetics” come from?
pathetics (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.
pathetics (English): Pathetic language or behaviour; The study of...
Definitions
- Pathetic language or behaviour; The study of...
Ancestry of “pathetics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pathetic | Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; Arousing... |
| 2 | Middle French | pathétique | — |
| 3 | Latin | pathēticus | full of pathos, affecting, pathetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παθητικός | Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |