myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of carità

Etymology of the Italian word carità

the Italian word carità

derived from the Latin word caritas (charity; love, affection)

derived from the Latin word carus (dear, beloved; costly)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ka-

Dutch charitatief, English charity, French charité, French cherté, German Karitas, Provençal caritat, Spanish caridad