Where does “ἁμάρτημα” come from?

ἁμάρτημα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mert- — miss, fail.

ἁμάρτημα (Ancient Greek): a failure, fault, sin; a bodily defect, malady

Definitions

  1. a failure, fault, sin; a bodily defect, malady

Ancestry of “ἁμάρτημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁμαρτάνωto miss, miss the mark, especially of a thrown...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mert-miss, fail

Words derived from “ἁμάρτημα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mert-Every word from Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω
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