Where does “патетика” come from?
патетика (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̑тос, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
патетика (Serbo-Croatian): pathos
Ancestry of “патетика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | па̑тос | — |
| 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 |