Etymology

compassionate

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Today it means: Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). Full definition →

French compassionné
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  1. French · derived fromcompassionné
  2. English todaycompassionate

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from a pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“to feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.

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