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Where does “ἀνάθεμα” come from?

ἀνάθεμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνατίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ἀνάθεμα (Ancient Greek): anything dedicated

Definitions

  1. anything dedicated

Ancestry of “ἀνάθεμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνατίθημιto lay upon; to refer, attribute, ascribe; to...
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἀνάθεμα”

  • anathema
  • anathema
  • anathematizo
  • anathematizans
  • anathematizaturus
  • anathematizatus
  • anathematizandus
  • anatema
  • anatematizar
  • anatema
  • anatematizzare
  • anathème
  • anathématique
  • anátema
  • anatematizar
  • ανάθεμα
  • ἀναθεματίζω
  • anatemă
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰
  • anathema
  • anathematizo
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