Where does “parapakilimos” come from?
parapakilimos (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pakilimos, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “parapakilimos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pakilimos | — |
| 2 | Bikol Central | limos | — |
| 3 | Spanish | limosna | alms; charity; charitable donation |
| 4 | Old Spanish | almosna | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | alemosyna | alms |
| 6 | Latin | eleēmosyna | alms |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |