Where does “blamefulness” come from?
blamefulness (English) comes from English blameful, 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.
blamefulness (English): The quality of being blameful
Definitions
- The quality of being blameful
Ancestry of “blamefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blameful | That imputes or conveys blame; blameworthy |
| 2 | Middle English | blameful | insulting, defamatory; censurable, wrong |
| 3 | Middle English | blamen | to criticise, censure; to reprove, reprimand; to... |
| 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- | — |