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Where does “psogos” come from?

psogos (English) comes from Ancient Greek ψόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

psogos (English): A speech that attempts to insult, degrade, or...

Definitions

  1. A speech that attempts to insult, degrade, or...

Ancestry of “psogos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψόγοςblame, criticism
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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