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 — to make.

κακοποιία (Ancient Greek): ill-doing, evil-doing; injuries

Definitions

  1. ill-doing, evil-doing; injuries

Ancestry of “κακοποιία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰκοποιόςdoing ill, mischievous, maleficient
2Ancient GreekκᾰκόποιέωI do evil
3Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
4Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyōEvery word from Ancient Greek ποιέωEvery word from Ancient Greek κᾰκόποιέω