The story
- Latin · derived frommisericordia“pity”
- Middle English · inherited frommisericorde“an act of clemency”
- English todaymisericord
From 1200–1250, from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”) from Old French, from Latin misericordia (“pity”). Doublet of misericordia.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishmisericorde all →
Latinmisericordia all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.