Morpheme
Pity
Type
free base
Denotation
mercy, compassion, care, tenderness, gentleness, kindness, sense of duty
Etymology
Middle English pite; Anglo-Norman pité; Old French pite, pitet, pitié; Latin pietātem, from pietās
Evidence
pitiable, pitied, pities, pitiful, pitiless, pitilessly, pitisome, pity, pitying
Notes
pity, piety, and pieta are doublets
