Where does “almosne” come from?
almosne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin alemosyna, 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.
almosne (Old French): alms
Definitions
- alms
Ancestry of “almosne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | alemosyna | alms |
| 2 | Latin | eleēmosyna | alms |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |