Where does “blamelessness” come from?
blamelessness (English) comes from English blameless, from Middle English blameles, from Middle English blamen, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
blamelessness (English): The characteristic of being blameless
Definitions
- The characteristic of being blameless
Ancestry of “blamelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blameless | Free from blame; without fault; innocent; Not... |
| 2 | Middle English | blameles | blameless, innocent; perfect, faultless |
| 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- | — |