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