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elemozyna

//ɛ.lɛ.mɔˈzɘ.na//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    obsoletealms (something given to the poor as charity)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

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. Polish elemozyna Learned borrowing from Late Latin eleēmosyna. Doublet of jałmużna.

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