English
himpathy
Blend of him + sympathy.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱís ‘this’
Proto-Germanic *hiz ‘this’
Proto-Germanic *himmai ‘to this, to this one’
Old English him ‘him’
Middle English him
English him
Ancient Greek πάσχω ‘to undergo, experience’
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Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰθής ‘affected by like feelings’
Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ ‘fellow feeling’
Late Latin sympathīa ‘feeling in common’
Middle French sympathie
English sympathy
Today it means
noun Inappropriate sympathy given to men or boys, especially those who are guilty of sexual transgressions.
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Etymograph / himpathy