Where does “telepathetic” come from?
telepathetic (English) comes from English telepathy, from English pathy, from English -pathy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
telepathetic (English): Bad at telepathy; Alternative form of telepathic
Definitions
- Bad at telepathy; Alternative form of telepathic
Ancestry of “telepathetic”, step by step
telepathetic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English telepathy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telepathy | The capability to communicate directly by psychic... |
| 2 | English | pathy | A therapy |
| 3 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English etic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etic | Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a... |
| 2 | English | phonetic | Relating to the sounds of spoken language;... |
| 3 | Latin | phōnēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνητῐκός | vocal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English pathetic
| 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 |