Where does “blamya” come from?
blamya (Cornish) comes from Cornish blam, 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.
blamya (Cornish): to blame, find fault with
Definitions
- to blame, find fault with
Ancestry of “blamya”, step by step
blamya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish blam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | blam | blame |
| 2 | English | blame | Censure; Culpability for something negative or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blame | criticism, condemnation; accusation; blame,... |
| 4 | Old French | blame | — |
| 5 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 6 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Cornish ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ya | — |