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Where does “ἁμαρτάνω” come from?

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

ἁμαρτάνω (Ancient Greek): to miss, miss the mark, especially of a thrown...

Definitions

  1. to miss, miss the mark, especially of a thrown...

Ancestry of “ἁμαρτάνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mert-miss, fail

Words derived from “ἁμαρτάνω”

  • hamartoma
  • hamartia
  • hamartomatous
  • hamartiology
  • hamartiological
  • hamartomatosis
  • hamartiologically
  • αμαρτία
  • αμαρτάνω
  • ἁμαρτία
  • amãrtii
  • amãrtios
  • amãrtipsescu
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