Where does “defamest” come from?
defamest (English) comes from English defame, from Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
defamest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “defamest”, step by step
defamest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defame | To disgrace; to bring into disrepute; To charge;... |
| 2 | Middle English | defamen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | defamer | — |
| 4 | Latin | diffāmō | to spread an unfavorable report |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |