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Where does “ἀδίκημα” come from?

ἀδίκημα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀδικέω, from Ancient Greek ἄδικος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀδίκημα (Ancient Greek): misdeed, offence, wrongdoing

Definitions

  1. misdeed, offence, wrongdoing

Ancestry of “ἀδίκημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδικέωto do wrong, to sin, break the law; to do one...
2Ancient Greekἄδικοςunjust; wrong
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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