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Where does “peccamen” come from?

peccamen (Latin) comes from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

peccamen (Latin): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “peccamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeccō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “peccamen”

  • peccaminous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →