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Where does “aumosnier” come from?

aumosnier (Old French) comes from Old French almosne, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

aumosnier (Old French): almoner; generous; giving

Definitions

  1. almoner; generous; giving

Ancestry of “aumosnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalmosnealms
2Vulgar Latinalemosynaalms
3Latineleēmosyna—
4Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
5Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
6Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “aumosnier”

  • aumônier
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