Where does “victim-blaming” come from?
victim-blaming (English) comes from English blaming, from Middle English blamyng, from Middle English blamen, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
victim-blaming (English): The practice of holding the victim of a crime or...
Definitions
- The practice of holding the victim of a crime or...
Ancestry of “victim-blaming”, step by step
victim-blaming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blaming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blaming | The act of accusing or assigning culpability to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | blamyng | condemnation, censure |
| 3 | Middle English | blamen | to criticise, censure; to reprove, reprimand; to... |
| 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- | — |