adjective/miseɾikoɾˈdjoso/
merciful
Synonyms: piadoso, misericorde
Etymology tree
Latin misericordis
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?
Old Latin -ōssus
Latin -ōsus
Medieval Latin misericordiōsuslbor.
Spanish misericordioso
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus. By surface analysis, misericordia + -oso.
noun, masculine/miseɾikoɾˈdjoso/plural: misericordiosos
a merciful person
Etymology tree
Latin misericordis
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?
Old Latin -ōssus
Latin -ōsus
Medieval Latin misericordiōsuslbor.
Spanish misericordioso
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin misericordiōsus. By surface analysis, misericordia + -oso.