Where does “patetika” come from?

patetika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȃtos, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

patetika (Serbo-Croatian): pathos

Definitions

  1. pathos

Ancestry of “patetika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȃtosfloor
2Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
3Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχω →Every word from Ancient Greek πάθος →