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peccatum.

sin; moral offense; error, mistake; lapse, misdemeanor; transgression; wrong;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛkˈkaː.tũː]Classical-Latin[pekˈkaː.tum]
  1. sin, error, fault

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-ko- Proto-Indo-European *pedko- Proto-Indo-European *pet- Proto-Indo-European *-ko- Proto-Indo-European *petko- Proto-Italic *petko-? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *petkāō Latin peccō Latin -ātum Latin peccātum From peccō (“to offend, sin”) + -ātum.

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