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Where does “Miserere” come from?

Miserere comes from Latin miserere, meaning "to have pity" or "to be miserable," the imperative form of a verb expressing compassion or distress.

Ancestry of “Miserere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmisereresecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
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