Where does “empatisk” come from?
empatisk (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål empati, from French empathie, from English empathy, from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
empatisk (Swedish): empathetic
Definitions
- empathetic
Ancestry of “empatisk”, step by step
empatisk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål empati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | empati | empathy |
| 2 | French | empathie | empathy |
| 3 | English | empathy | Identification with or understanding of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπάθεια | physical affection |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Swedish empati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | empati | empathy |
via Norwegian Nynorsk empati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | empati | empathy |