Where does “calumniatrix” come from?

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

calumniatrix (Latin): one who makes false accusations (female), slanderer

Definitions

  1. one who makes false accusations (female), slanderer

Ancestry of “calumniatrix”, 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 →