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Where does “defameth” come from?

defameth (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.

defameth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “defameth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefameTo disgrace; to bring into disrepute; To charge;...
2Middle Englishdefamen—
3Anglo-Normandefamer—
4Latindiffāmō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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