Where does “Charity” come from?
Charity comes from Middle English charite, from Old French charité, from Latin caritas, derived from the suffix -tas added to Latin kāro-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ros with the suffix -tós.
Charity (English): The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
Definitions
- The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
Ancestry of “Charity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | charite | — |
| 2 | Old French | charité | generosity; sense of charity; charitable... |
| 3 | Latin | cāritās | dearness |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |