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Where does “calumnior” come from?

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

calumnior (Latin): I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...

Definitions

  1. I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...

Ancestry of “calumnior”, step by step

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

Words derived from “calumnior”

  • challenging
  • challenger
  • calumniate
  • unchallengeable
  • calumniator
  • challengingly
  • unchallenging
  • challengeable
  • nonchallenging
  • unchallengeably
  • unchallengingly
  • unchallengeableness
  • multichallenger
  • challengingness
  • calumniator
  • calumniatus
  • calumniandus
  • calumnians
  • calumniari
  • calumniaturus
  • calumniar
  • calunnia
  • autocalunnia
  • calunniare
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