Where does “anatemizar” come from?
anatemizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish anatema, from Late Latin anathema, from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα, from Ancient Greek ἀνατίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “anatemizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | anatema | anathema |
| 2 | Late Latin | anathema | curse, person cursed, offering; offering; curse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάθεμα | anything dedicated |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατίθημι | to lay upon; to refer, attribute, ascribe; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |