| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | kwent(h)- |
| DEFINITION: | To suffer. 1. Suffixed form *kwenth-es-. nepenthe, from Greek penthos, grief. 2. Zero-grade form *kw th-. pathetic, patho-, pathos, –pathy; apathy, pathognomonic, sympathy, from Greek pathos, suffering, passion, emotion, feelings. (Pokorny k enth- 641.) |
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