Where does “calomnier” come from?

calomnier (French) comes from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

calomnier (French): to slander, libel, besmirch, calumniate; See also

Definitions

  1. to slander, libel, besmirch, calumniate; See also

Ancestry of “calomnier”, step by step

calomnier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin calumnior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalumniorI depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing

via Latin calumniārī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalumniārī—

Words derived from “calomnier”

Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →