Where does “simpatiko” come from?
simpatiko (Tagalog) comes from Spanish simpático, from Spanish simpatía, from Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια, from Ancient Greek συμπαθής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
simpatiko (Tagalog): good-looking; winsome; genial; handsome
Definitions
- good-looking; winsome; genial; handsome
Ancestry of “simpatiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | simpático | nice, pleasant, likable; sympathetic |
| 2 | Spanish | simpatía | sympathy |
| 3 | Latin | sympathīa | feeling in common, sympathy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμπάθεια | fellow feeling, sympathy; affection, affinity;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμπαθής | affected by like feelings; sympathetic |
| 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;... |