Where does “βρεφοκτονία” come from?

βρεφοκτονία (Greek) comes from Greek βρέφος, from Ancient Greek βρέφος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

βρεφοκτονία (Greek): infanticide

Definitions

  1. infanticide

Ancestry of “βρεφοκτονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβρέφοςbaby, infant
2Ancient Greekβρέφοςbaby, babe, infant; babe in the womb,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrebʰ-young animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βρέφος →Every word from Greek βρέφος →