Where does “симпатия” come from?
симпатия (Russian) 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;...
симпатия (Russian): favour; attraction; sympathy; sweetheart;...
Definitions
- favour; attraction; sympathy; sweetheart;...
Ancestry of “симпатия”, step by step
симпатия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish sympatia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | sympatia | fondness; someone's target of affection |
| 2 | French | sympathie | sympathy |
| 3 | Middle French | sympathie | sympathy; harmony |
| 4 | Latin | sympathīa | feeling in common, sympathy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | affected by like feelings; sympathetic |
| 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;... |
via German Sympathie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sympathie | goodwill; favour; affection; sympathy |