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Where does “βλάσφημος” come from?

βλάσφημος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φήμη, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

βλάσφημος (Ancient Greek): uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,...

Definitions

  1. uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,...

Ancestry of “βλάσφημος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφήμηprophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation
2Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “βλάσφημος”

  • blame
  • blaming
  • blasphemy
  • blameless
  • blasphemous
  • blaspheme
  • blameworthy
  • blaspheming
  • blamable
  • blameworthiness
  • blameable
  • blasphemously
  • blamelessness
  • blamelessly
  • unblameable
  • unblamable
  • blamer
  • blameful
  • blasphemeth
  • blasphemest
  • blamest
  • unblameably
  • unblamably
  • blameth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →