Compassion (I-Search Paper)
Ever wonder about the English language and where it came from? Curious to know why so many words seem to be very similar to those in other foreign languages? The answer to those questions is that it did, in fact, come from many other foreign languages. Almost all the words in the English language came from other languages such as Latin and French. I used many sources to find the etymology of this word and it’s meaning. In my opinion, researching was very time consuming and more time was needed to get the facts properly organized. Compassion is a word that signifies kindness, pity, and grace. Compassion is a very unique word. It came from the French language during the 14th century. Later it was used in the Latin language as well. The definition then was practically the same as it is now, but just worded differently. Although it’s definitions are the same, it’s spelling and pronunciation were very different. It was spelled compacyon when it was used in the French language, but then it changed to compassion in the Latin language. Compassion is a noun. It means a suffering with another; hence, sympathy; sorro
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Approximate Word count = 793
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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