Where does “calumniare” come from?

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

calumniare (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “calumniare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “calumniare”

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