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Where does “amoinà” come from?

amoinà (Occitan) comes from Latin eleēmosyna, 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.

amoinà (Occitan): to beg

Definitions

  1. to beg

Ancestry of “amoinà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineleēmosyna—
2Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
3Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
4Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “amoinà”

  • moina
  • moinante
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