Where does “allmosa” come from?
allmosa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish almosa, from Old Norse ǫlmusa, 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.
allmosa (Swedish): an alms (gift to the poor)
Definitions
- an alms (gift to the poor)
Ancestry of “allmosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | almosa | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫlmusa | — |
| 3 | Latin | eleēmosyna | alms |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |