Where does “ηττοπάθεια” come from?

ηττοπάθεια (Greek) comes from Greek ήττα, from Ancient Greek ἧττα, from Ancient Greek ἧσσα, from Ancient Greek ἥσσων, from Ancient Greek ἦκα, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- — slow; to arrive.

ηττοπάθεια (Greek): defeatism

Definitions

  1. defeatism

Ancestry of “ηττοπάθεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekήτταdefeat
2Ancient Greekἧτταdefeat
3Ancient Greekἧσσαdefeat, discomfiture
4Ancient Greekἥσσωνinferior, weaker
5Ancient Greekἦκαsoftly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁k-slow; to arrive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k-Every word from Ancient Greek ἦκαEvery word from Ancient Greek ἥσσων