Where does “calumniator” come from?
calumniator (Latin) comes from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
calumniator (Latin): pettifogger; chicaner; second-person singular...
Definitions
- pettifogger; chicaner; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “calumniator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calumnior | I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,... |
| 2 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |