Where does “difamació” come from?

difamació (Catalan) comes from Latin diffāmātiō, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

difamació (Catalan): defamation

Definitions

  1. defamation

Ancestry of “difamació”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiffāmātiō
2Latindiffāmōto spread an unfavorable report
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ