Etymology of the English word compassion
the English word
compassionderived from the Old French word
compassionderived from the Latin word
compassio (fellow-feeling, fellow-suffering; sympathy)
derived from the Late Latin word
compassusderived from the Late Latin word
compati (suffer with one; pity, have compassion)
derived from the Latin word
pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of compassion in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
compassionateUsage
Word found in Modern English
