Where does “telepatia” come from?
telepatia (Finnish) comes from Finnish -patia, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
telepatia (Finnish): telepathy
Ancestry of “telepatia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -patia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |