anathème

French

noun

Definitions

(religion) anathema (ban or curse)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anathema derived 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
anateema Finnish
anathema Latin
Anathema German
anatema Italian
anathématique French
анафема Russian
anatema Spanish, Castilian
ἀνάθεμα Ancient Greek
*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
anátema Portuguese
ανάθεμα Greek (modern)
𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 Gothic
아나테마 Korean

anathématique