alamuosa

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • alamuosan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity”).

Noun

alamuosa n

  1. alms

Descendants
  • Middle High German: almuosen (influenced by Middle Low German)
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