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Where does “compassionately” come from?

Compassionately comes from English compassionate, from French compassionné, formed with the French suffix -er (infinitive marker) and Latin -are, combined with Latin con- meaning "with" and Latin com-.

compassionately (English): In a compassionate manner

Definitions

  1. In a compassionate manner

Ancestry of “compassionately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompassionateHaving, feeling or showing compassion; Given to...
2Frenchcompassionnépast participle of compassionner
3Frenchcompassionnerto pity, feel sorry for
4Frenchcompassioncompassion, pity
5Ecclesiastical Latincompassiosympathy; fellow suffering; sympathy, agreement,...
6LatincompatiorI suffer ; have compassion, pity
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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