Where does “diffamatore” come from?

diffamatore (Italian) comes from Italian diffamare, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diffamatore (Italian): slanderer

Definitions

  1. slanderer

Ancestry of “diffamatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiffamareto defame, slander or libel
2Latindiffāmōto spread an unfavorable report
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ