Where does “slander” come from?
Slander comes from Old French esclandre, from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand-.
slander (English): A false or unsupported, malicious statement ,...
Definitions
- A false or unsupported, malicious statement ,...
Ancestry of “slander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esclandre | — |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | scandalum | that on which one trips, cause of offense;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |
Words derived from “slander”