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Where does “amnestied” come from?

amnestied (English) comes from English amnesty, from Middle French amnestie, from Latin amnēstia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μνηστος — forgotten, forgetful.

amnestied (English): simple past tense and past participle of amnesty;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of amnesty;...

Ancestry of “amnestied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamnestyForgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;...
2Middle Frenchamnestie—
3Latinamnēstia—
4Ancient Greekἀμνηστίαforgetfulness; failure to mention , passing over
5Ancient Greekᾰ̓́μνηστοςforgotten, forgetful
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