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Where does “ὅρκος” come from?

ὅρκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

ὅρκος (Ancient Greek): the object by which one swears, the witness of an...

Definitions

  1. the object by which one swears, the witness of an...

Ancestry of “ὅρκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

Words derived from “ὅρκος”

  • exorcism
  • exorcise
  • exorcistic
  • exorciser
  • inexorcisable
  • exorcisable
  • exorcizo
  • exorcizare
  • exorcizar
  • esorcizzare
  • όρκος
  • ἐξορκίζω
  • ἐξορκίζειν
  • exorciser
  • exorcizo
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