Where does “elemosinare” come from?

elemosinare (Italian) comes from Italian elemosina, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

elemosinare (Italian): To beg; To beg for; to scrounge

Definitions

  1. To beg; To beg for; to scrounge

Ancestry of “elemosinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelemosinacharity; alms; third-person singular present...
2Late Latineleemosynaalms; almshouse; pity, mercy
3Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
4Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
5Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti