Where does “almonar” come from?
almonar (Ido) comes from Ido almono, from English alms, from French aumône, from Old French almosne, from Vulgar Latin alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
almonar (Ido): to give alms, to donate to charity
Definitions
- to give alms, to donate to charity
Ancestry of “almonar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | almono | alms, almsgiving |
| 2 | English | alms | Something given to the poor as charity, such as... |
| 3 | French | aumône | alms; a small, insulting sum of money |
| 4 | Old French | almosne | alms |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | alemosyna | alms |
| 6 | Latin | eleēmosyna | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |