Where does “κακοποιία” come from?
κακοποιία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰκοποιός, from Ancient Greek κᾰκόποιέω, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō.
κακοποιία (Ancient Greek): ill-doing, evil-doing; injuries
Definitions
- ill-doing, evil-doing; injuries
Ancestry of “κακοποιία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κᾰκοποιός | doing ill, mischievous, maleficient |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κᾰκόποιέω | I do evil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποιέω | To make; To do; To pretend |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷoiwéyō | — |