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Where does “ἀτιμία” come from?

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

ἀτιμία (Ancient Greek): dishonor, disgrace; ragged, sorry

Definitions

  1. dishonor, disgrace; ragged, sorry

Ancestry of “ἀτιμία”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀτιμία”

  • atimy
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