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Where does “compassionlessness” come from?

compassionlessness (English) comes from English compassionless, from English compassion, from Middle English compassioun, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio, from Latin compatior, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

compassionlessness (English): The quality, state, or condition of being...

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  1. The quality, state, or condition of being...

Ancestry of “compassionlessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompassionlessWithout compassion; hardhearted
2EnglishcompassionDeep awareness of the suffering of another,...
3Middle Englishcompassioun—
4Old Frenchcompassion—
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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