Etymology of the Latin word compassio
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)
Derivations in other languages
French
compassion, Italian
compassione, Portuguese
compaixão, Spanish
compasiónUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin
