Where does “anathème” come from?
anathème (French) comes from Latin anathema, from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα, from Ancient Greek ἀνατίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
anathème (French): anathema
Ancestry of “anathème”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | anathema | offering; curse; excommunication |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάθεμα | anything dedicated |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατίθημι | to lay upon; to refer, attribute, ascribe; to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “anathème”