Where does “aalmoezenierskamer” come from?
aalmoezenierskamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch aalmoezenier, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
aalmoezenierskamer (Dutch): eleemosynary institution
Definitions
- eleemosynary institution
Ancestry of “aalmoezenierskamer”, step by step
aalmoezenierskamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aalmoezenier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aalmoezenier | almoner; Roman Catholic chaplain, padre |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | aelmoeseniere | — |
| 3 | Old French | almosnier | — |
| 4 | Latin | eleemosynarius | alms dispenser |
| 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 Dutch kamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |