The word commiserate comes from the Latin commiseratus, which in turn derives from com, meaning ‘with,’ and miser meaning ‘wretched.’ We want them, in other words, to get angry as well, so they can share our wretchedness.
William B. Irvine
The word commiserate comes from the Latin commiseratus, which in turn derives from com, meaning ‘with,’ and miser meaning ‘wretched.’ We want them, in other words, to get angry as well, so they can share our wretchedness.