Where does “szimpatikusabb” come from?
szimpatikusabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szimpatikus, from German sympathisch, from French sympathique, from Polish sympatia, from French sympathie, from Middle French sympathie, from Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “szimpatikusabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szimpatikus | nice, likeable |
| 2 | German | sympathisch | congenial, likable; sympathetic |
| 3 | French | sympathique | nice, kind, friendly, likeable |
| 4 | Polish | sympatia | fondness; someone's target of affection |
| 5 | French | sympathie | sympathy |
| 6 | Middle French | sympathie | sympathy; harmony |
| 7 | Latin | sympathīa | feeling in common, sympathy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | affected by like feelings; sympathetic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |