Where does “defamatoriness” come from?
defamatoriness (English) comes from English defamatory, from Middle French diffamatoire, from Medieval Latin diffamatorius, from Latin diffamatus, from Latin diffamo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
defamatoriness (English): The quality of being defamatory
Definitions
- The quality of being defamatory
Ancestry of “defamatoriness”, step by step
defamatoriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defamatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defamatory | damaging to someone's reputation, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle French | diffamatoire | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | diffamatorius | |
| 4 | Latin | diffamatus | defamed, maligned |
| 5 | Latin | diffamo | I spread an unfavorable report; I defame, malign,... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |