anathema
Latin
noun
Definitions
- offering (especially the life of a person)
- curse
- excommunication
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (especially dedicated to evil, something dedicated).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀνάθεμα
Gloss
especially dedicated to evil, something dedicated
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anathema English
- anathemic English
- anathemize English
- anateema Finnish
- Anathema German
- anatema Italian
- anatematizzare Italian
- anathème French
- anathématique French
- анафема Russian
- anatema Spanish, Castilian
- ἀνάθεμα Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- anatemizar Portuguese
- anátema Portuguese
- ανάθεμα Greek (modern)
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- 아나테마 Korean