Where does “pateettisuus” come from?
pateettisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pateettinen, 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.
pateettisuus (Finnish): patheticness
Ancestry of “pateettisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pateettinen | melodramatic, pompous; that has pathos |
| 2 | French | pathétique | pathetic, arousing emotion; pathetic,... |
| 3 | Latin | pathēticus | — |
| 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 |