φόνος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • murder, slaughter
  • (law) murder, homicide

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive), *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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