Where does “sympathisch” come from?
sympathisch (German) comes from French sympathique, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sympathisch (German): congenial, likable; sympathetic
Definitions
- congenial, likable; sympathetic
Ancestry of “sympathisch”, step by step
sympathisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sympathique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sympathique | nice, kind, friendly, likeable |
| 2 | Polish | sympatia | fondness; someone's target of affection |
| 3 | French | sympathie | sympathy |
| 4 | Middle French | sympathie | sympathy; harmony |
| 5 | Latin | sympathīa | feeling in common, sympathy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | affected by like feelings; sympathetic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via German Sympathie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sympathie | goodwill; favour; affection; sympathy |