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 (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement

Definitions

  1. A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement

Ancestry of “slander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclandre—
2Ecclesiastical Latinscandalumthat on which one trips, cause of offense;...
3Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

Words derived from “slander”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →