Where does “makilimos” come from?
makilimos (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central limos, from Spanish limosna, from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “makilimos”, step by step
makilimos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central limos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | limos | — |
| 2 | Spanish | limosna | alms; charity; charitable donation |
| 3 | Old Spanish | almosna | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | alemosyna | alms |
| 5 | Latin | eleēmosyna | alms |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Bikol Central maki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | maki | — |