Where does “blasphemeress” come from?
blasphemeress (English) comes from English blasphemer, from English blaspheme, from Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Latin blasphēmō, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
blasphemeress (English): A female blasphemer
Definitions
- A female blasphemer
Ancestry of “blasphemeress”, step by step
blasphemeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blasphemer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blasphemer | One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or... |
| 2 | English | blaspheme | To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blasfemen | to blaspheme; to speak against a deity; to act... |
| 4 | Old French | blasfemer | — |
| 5 | Latin | blasphēmō | to blaspheme, reproach, revile |
| 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- | — |