Where does “calunnia” come from?

calunnia (Italian) comes from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

calunnia (Italian): slander, calumny; aspersion; third-person...

Definitions

  1. slander, calumny; aspersion; third-person...

Ancestry of “calunnia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “calunnia”

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