simpatico
Italian (Fiorentino)
/simˈpa.ti.ko/
adjective
Definitions
- nice, pleasing, popular, cute, amusing, funny
- (of ink) sympathetic, invisible
Etymology
Affix from Italian simpatia (sympathy) derived from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (suffering together, sympathy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ
Gloss
suffering together, sympathy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- simpatico English
- sympathīa Latin
- parasimpatico Italian
- simpatia Italian
- simpaticissimo Italian
- simpaticità Italian
- simpaticone Italian
- simpatizzante Italian
- simpatizzare Italian
- parasimpático Spanish, Castilian
- simpatía Spanish, Castilian
- simpáticamente Spanish, Castilian
- simpático Spanish, Castilian
- σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ Ancient Greek