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Where does “pateettinen” come from?

pateettinen (Finnish) comes from 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.

pateettinen (Finnish): melodramatic, pompous; that has pathos

Definitions

  1. melodramatic, pompous; that has pathos

Ancestry of “pateettinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpathétiquepathetic, arousing emotion; pathetic,...
2Latinpathēticus—
3Ancient GreekπαθητικόςSubject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of...
4Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
5Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “pateettinen”

  • pateettisesti
  • pateettisuus
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