Where does “simpatizar” come from?
simpatizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese simpatia, from Late Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια, from Ancient Greek συμπαθής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
simpatizar (Portuguese): to sympathize to show sympathy for
Definitions
- to sympathize to show sympathy for
Ancestry of “simpatizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | simpatia | likeableness; ritual; rite |
| 2 | Late Latin | sympathia | sympathy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | affected by like feelings; sympathetic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |