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Where does “blasfémia” come from?

blasfémia (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin blasphemia, from Ancient Greek βλασφημία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

blasfémia (Portuguese): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “blasfémia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinblasphemia—
2Ancient Greekβλασφημίαprofanity; slander, blasphemy
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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