Where does “blameful” come from?
blameful (English) comes from Middle English blameful, from Middle English blamen, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā.
blameful (English): That imputes or conveys blame; blameworthy
Definitions
- That imputes or conveys blame; blameworthy
Ancestry of “blameful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blameful | insulting, defamatory; censurable, wrong |
| 2 | Middle English | blamen | to criticise, censure; to reprove, reprimand; to... |
| 3 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 4 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |