Where does “ανάθεμα” come from?

ανάθεμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα, from Ancient Greek ἀνατίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ανάθεμα (Greek): curse; anathema; excommunication

Definitions

  1. curse; anathema; excommunication

Ancestry of “ανάθεμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάθεμαanything dedicated
2Ancient Greekἀνατίθημιto lay upon; to refer, attribute, ascribe; to...
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ανάθεμα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνατίθημι →