Where does “banalmsach” come from?
banalmsach (Irish) comes from Irish almsach, from Irish almsa, from Middle Irish almsa, from Old Irish almsan, from Vulgar Latin alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
banalmsach (Irish): almswoman
Ancestry of “banalmsach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | almsach | almsman |
| 2 | Irish | almsa | alms |
| 3 | Middle Irish | almsa | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | almsan | 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 |