Where does “calomnie” come from?
calomnie (French) comes from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
calomnie (French): calumny; slander; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- calumny; slander; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “calomnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |