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Where does “κᾰκοποιός” come from?

κᾰκοποιός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰκόποιέω, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō.

κᾰκοποιός (Ancient Greek): doing ill, mischievous, maleficient

Definitions

  1. doing ill, mischievous, maleficient

Ancestry of “κᾰκοποιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκᾰκόποιέωI do evil
2Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
3Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyō—

Words derived from “κᾰκοποιός”

  • κακοποιία
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