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Where does “patimă” come from?

patimă (Romanian) comes from Byzantine Greek πάθημα, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

patimă (Romanian): ardor, passion, powerful emotion; suffering,...

Definitions

  1. ardor, passion, powerful emotion; suffering,...

Ancestry of “patimă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπάθημαthat which befalls someone, suffering,...
2Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “patimă”

  • pătimi
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