Where does “nemilostivire” come from?
nemilostivire (Romanian) comes from Romanian milostivire, from Romanian milostivi, from Romanian milostiv, from Old Church Slavonic милостивъ, from Old Church Slavonic милость, from Old Church Slavonic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos.
nemilostivire (Romanian): mercilessness
Definitions
- mercilessness
Ancestry of “nemilostivire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | milostivire | mercy, generosity |
| 2 | Romanian | milostivi | to have mercy |
| 3 | Romanian | milostiv | merciful |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | милостивъ | merciful |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | милость | mercifulness |
| 6 | Old Church Slavonic | милъ | dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |