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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |