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Where does “ἀδικέω” come from?

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

ἀδικέω (Ancient Greek): to do wrong, to sin, break the law; to do one...

Definitions

  1. to do wrong, to sin, break the law; to do one...

Ancestry of “ἀδικέω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀδικέω”

  • ἀδίκημα
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