Where does “hamartia” come from?

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

hamartia (English): The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary...

Definitions

  1. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary...

Ancestry of “hamartia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁμαρτίαerror, mistake, fault, failure; guilt, sin
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hamartia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία →
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