Where does “aalmoezenier” come from?
aalmoezenier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aelmoeseniere, from Old French almosnier, from Latin eleemosynarius, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
aalmoezenier (Dutch): almoner; Roman Catholic chaplain, padre
Definitions
- almoner; Roman Catholic chaplain, padre
Ancestry of “aalmoezenier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | aelmoeseniere | — |
| 2 | Old French | almosnier | — |
| 3 | Latin | eleemosynarius | alms dispenser |
| 4 | Latin | eleēmosyna | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “aalmoezenier”