Eleemosyne => "Eleos" (mercy) and "syne" (the status/state of), the whole me... | Hacker News

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dextorious on Jan 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Snapshot: Viaweb, June 1998

Eleemosyne => "Eleos" (mercy) and "syne" (the status/state of), the whole meaning "charity" or "having mercy" in general.

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