Where does “almosnier” come from?
almosnier (Old French) comes from Latin eleemosynarius, 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.
Ancestry of “almosnier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | eleemosynarius | alms dispenser |
| 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 |