myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of pietà

Etymology of the Italian word pietà

the Italian word pietà

derived from the Latin word pietas (responsibility, sense of duty; loyalty)

derived from the Latin word pius (delicate; affectionate, tender, devoted; blessed dead; conscientious; upright; faithful)

French pietà

Catalan pietat, Dutch pieteit, English piety, French piété, French pitié, German Pietät, Norwegian pietet, Portuguese peidade, Portuguese pidade, Spanish piedad, Swedish pietet