Where does “pathēticus” come from?

pathēticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παθητικός, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Ancestry of “pathēticus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	παθητικός	Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive; Full of...
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

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