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Where does “κακόηθες” come from?

κακόηθες (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κακοήθης, from Ancient Greek ἦθος, from Ancient Greek ἔθος, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “κακόηθες”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκακοήθηςill-disposed, malicious; thinking evil; given to...
2Ancient Greekἦθοςcharacter; custom, habit
3Ancient Greekἔθοςhabit, custom, manner; disposition, temper;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “κακόηθες”

  • cacoethes
  • cacoethical
  • cacoethes
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