Where does “sympathique” come from?
sympathique (French) comes from Polish sympatia, from French sympathie, from Middle French sympathie, from Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια, from Ancient Greek συμπαθής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sympathique (French): nice, kind, friendly, likeable
Definitions
- nice, kind, friendly, likeable
Ancestry of “sympathique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | sympatia | fondness; someone's target of affection |
| 2 | French | sympathie | sympathy |
| 3 | Middle French | sympathie | sympathy; harmony |
| 4 | Latin | sympathīa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “sympathique”