Where does “victim-blame” come from?
victim-blame (English) comes from English blame, from Middle English blame, from Old French blame, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
victim-blame (English): To subject to victim-blaming; to blame and hold...
Definitions
- To subject to victim-blaming; to blame and hold...
Ancestry of “victim-blame”, step by step
victim-blame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blame | Censure; Culpability for something negative or... |
| 2 | Middle English | blame | criticism, condemnation; accusation; blame,... |
| 3 | Old French | blame | — |
| 4 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 5 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |