Where does “patetisk” come from?

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

patetisk (Norwegian Bokmål): pathetic

Definitions

pathetic

Ancestry of “patetisk”, 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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχω →Every word from Ancient Greek πάθος →