Where does “victim-blamey” come from?
victim-blamey (English) comes from English victim-blame, 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.
victim-blamey (English): Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of...
Definitions
- Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of...
Ancestry of “victim-blamey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | victim-blame | To subject to victim-blaming; to blame and hold... |
| 2 | English | blame | Censure; Culpability for something negative or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blame | criticism, condemnation; accusation; blame,... |
| 4 | Old French | blame | — |
| 5 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 6 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |