eleemosynous
English
adj
Definitions
- Of a gift or donation: made as an act of charity or almsgiving; charitable.
Etymology
Derived from Latin eleēmosyna (alms).
Origin
Latin
eleēmosyna
Gloss
alms
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *alemosyna Latin
- eleēmosyna Latin
- elemosina Italian
- ἐλεημοσύνη Ancient Greek
- aumosnier Old French
- elusen Welsh
- alamuosa Old High German
- almsan Old Irish
- esmolla Old Portuguese
- esmolna Old Portuguese
- alamosna Old Saxon