Where does “blameworthy” come from?
Blameworthy comes from Middle English blame worthy, derived from Middle English blamen, from Old French blasmer, from Vulgar Latin blastemare, ultimately from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω meaning to speak ill of or revile.
blameworthy (English): Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible
Definitions
- Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible
Ancestry of “blameworthy”, step by step
blameworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blame
| 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- | — |
via Middle English blame worthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blame worthy | blame-worthy, blamable |
| 2 | Middle English | blamen | to criticise, censure; to reprove, reprimand; to... |