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Where does “ἁμαρτία” come from?

ἁμαρτία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἁμαρτία (Ancient Greek): error, mistake, fault, failure; guilt, sin

Definitions

  1. error, mistake, fault, failure; guilt, sin

Ancestry of “ἁμαρτία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἁμαρτία”

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