Where does “calumnians” come from?

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

calumnians (Latin): misrepresenting etc

Definitions

  1. misrepresenting etc

Ancestry of “calumnians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalumniorI depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing
Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →