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Where does “ἀθέτησῐς” come from?

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

ἀθέτησῐς (Ancient Greek): a setting aside, abolition

Definitions

  1. a setting aside, abolition

Ancestry of “ἀθέτησῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀθετέωset at naught
2Ancient Greekἄθετοςremoved; without position or place
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

Words derived from “ἀθέτησῐς”

  • athetesis
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