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Where does “calomnieux” come from?

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

calomnieux (French): calumnious

Definitions

  1. calumnious

Ancestry of “calomnieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalumniosus—
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing
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