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

  1. almoner; Roman Catholic chaplain, padre

Ancestry of “aalmoezenier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaelmoeseniere
2Old Frenchalmosnier
3Latineleemosynariusalms dispenser
4Latineleēmosynaalms
5Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
6Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
7Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
8Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “aalmoezenier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti