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