limosna

See also: limòśna, limôṡna, and limòşna

Spanish

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 eleēmosyna

Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna

Old Spanish almosna

Spanish limosna

Inherited from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”) (compare French aumône, Italian elemosina, Portuguese esmola), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”). Cognate with English alms.

limosna f (plural limosnas)