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English word sympathy comes from Ancient Greek παθητικός, Ancient Greek σύν, and later Middle French sympathie (Harmony. Sympathy (feeling of mutual like).)
παθητικός (Ancient Greek)
σύν (Ancient Greek)
συμπάθεια (Ancient Greek)
sympathīa (Late Latin)
sympathia (Late Latin)
sympathie (Middle French)
Harmony. Sympathy (feeling of mutual like).
sympathy (English)
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.. A mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.. Tendency towards or approval of the aims of a movement.. The ability to share the feelings of another.