Etymology of the English word misericord
the English word
misericordderived from the Old French word
misericordderived from the Latin word
misericordia (pity, sympathy; compassion)
derived from the Latin word
misericors (merciful, tenderhearted)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
cor (heart; mind, soul)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-derived from the Latin word
miserere (it distresses, grieves me; I am moved to pity; pity, feel pity; show)
derived from the Latin word
misereri (pity, feel pity; show)
derived from the Latin word
miser (poor, miserable, wretched; wretched people)
Date
The earliest known usage of misericord in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
