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Galician

esmola

/esˈmɔla/ · noun

Meaning

  1. alms
  2. almsgiving

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esmolna (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē). Cognate with Portuguese esmola and Spanish limosna. Cognate with English alms.

  1. alms(English)→
  2. limosna(Spanish)→
  3. esmola(Portuguese)→
  4. ἐλεημοσύνη(Ancient Greek)→
  5. eleēmosyna(la-lat)→
  6. esmolna(roa-opt)→
  7. esmolna(roa-opt)→
  8. esmola (Galician)
  9. Relations: inh, inh, inh, der, cog, cog, cog

Related words

esmolna(roa-opt)eleēmosyna(la-lat)ἐλεημοσύνη(Ancient Greek)esmola(Portuguese)limosna(Spanish)alms(English)

Descendant words

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