Where does “diffamation” come from?
diffamation (French) comes from Old French diffamacion, from Latin diffāmātiō, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diffamation (French): defamation
Definitions
- defamation
Ancestry of “diffamation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | diffamacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | diffāmātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffāmō | to spread an unfavorable report |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |