Where does “eleemosyna” come from?
eleemosyna (Late Latin) comes 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.
eleemosyna (Late Latin): alms; almshouse; pity, mercy
Definitions
- alms; almshouse; pity, mercy
Ancestry of “eleemosyna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “eleemosyna”