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Where does “βρισιά” come from?

βρισιά (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek βρισιά, from Ancient Greek ὑβρισία, from Ancient Greek ὕβρις, from Proto-Indo-European ud- — up, out, away; outward, up.

βρισιά (Greek): insult, abuse; curse, oath, swear word, expletive

Definitions

  1. insult, abuse; curse, oath, swear word, expletive

Ancestry of “βρισιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekβρισιά—
2Ancient Greekὑβρισία—
3Ancient Greekὕβριςpride; insolence; outrage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up
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