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Where does “metacharity” come from?

metacharity (English) comes from English Charity, from Middle English charite, from Old French charité, from Latin cāritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

metacharity (English): A charity that evaluates, supports, or organizes...

Definitions

  1. A charity that evaluates, supports, or organizes...

Ancestry of “metacharity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharity—
2Middle Englishcharite—
3Old Frenchcharitégenerosity; sense of charity; charitable...
4Latincāritās—
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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