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Where does “αισχύνη” come from?

αισχύνη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰσχύνη, from Ancient Greek αἰσχύνω, from Ancient Greek αἰσχῡ́νη.

αισχύνη (Greek): shame, disgrace, shyness

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace, shyness

Ancestry of “αισχύνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰσχύνηshame, disgrace
2Ancient Greekαἰσχύνωto disgrace; to be ashamed
3Ancient Greekαἰσχῡ́νη—
Every word from Ancient Greek αἰσχῡ́νη →