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Where does “piedad” come from?

piedad (Old Spanish) comes from Latin pietas, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “piedad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpietasDutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,...
2Latinpīus—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “piedad”

  • despiadado
  • piedad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →