Where does “sympathetic” come from?

sympathetic (English) comes from English pimp, from Proto-Brythonic pɨmp, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

sympathetic (English): of, related to, showing, or characterized by...

Definitions

  1. of, related to, showing, or characterized by...

Ancestry of “sympathetic”, step by step

sympathetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pimp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpimpSomeone who solicits customers for prostitution...
2Proto-Brythonicpɨmpfive
3Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via English sissy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsissyAn effeminate boy or man; A timid, unassertive or...
2EnglishsisClipping of sister

Words derived from “sympathetic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Proto-Brythonic pɨmp →