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Where does “blestemat” come from?

blestemat (Romanian) comes from Romanian blestema, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

blestemat (Romanian): cursed; accursed, damned; abominable

Definitions

  1. cursed; accursed, damned; abominable

Ancestry of “blestemat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianblestemato curse; to shame; to damn; to swear; to...
2Latinblastēmāre—
3Ancient GreekβλασφημέωI speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I...
4Ancient Greekβλάσφημοςuttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,...
5Ancient Greekφήμηprophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation
6Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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