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Where does “compassio” come from?

compassio (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin compatior, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compassio (Ecclesiastical Latin): sympathy; fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement,...

Definitions

  1. sympathy; fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement,...

Ancestry of “compassio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincompatiorI suffer ; have compassion, pity
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compassio”

  • compassion
  • compassionate
  • compassionately
  • uncompassionate
  • compassionless
  • compassionateness
  • compassionable
  • incompassionate
  • noncompassionate
  • incompassion
  • uncompassionately
  • discompassionate
  • compassion fatigue
  • uncompassion
  • compassionlessness
  • overcompassionate
  • compassionlessly
  • compasión
  • compassionevole
  • compassione
  • compassionevolmente
  • compassionner
  • compassion
  • compassionné
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