elemosina.
charity
Meaning & usage
charity
alms
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek -συνος (-sunos) Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)bor. Late Latin eleēmosynalbor. Italian elemosina Learned borrowing from Late Latin eleēmosyna, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē). Compare the inherited counterpart limosina, now archaic.
inflection of elemosinare: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of elemosinare: second-person singular imperative
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