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Where does “cyberdefamation” come from?

cyberdefamation (English) comes from English defamation, from Old French diffamacion, from Latin diffāmātiō, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cyberdefamation (English): defamation by material published on the Internet,...

Definitions

  1. defamation by material published on the Internet,...

Ancestry of “cyberdefamation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefamationThe act of injuring another person's reputation...
2Old Frenchdiffamacion—
3Latindiffāmātiō—
4Latindiffāmō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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