Where does “blam” come from?
blam (Cornish) comes from English blame, from Middle English blame, from Old French blame, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
blam (Cornish): blame
Definitions
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Ancestry of “blam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blame | Censure; Culpability for something negative or... |
| 2 | Middle English | blame | criticism, condemnation; accusation; blame,... |
| 3 | Old French | blame | — |
| 4 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 5 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |