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Where does “diffamatorius” come from?

diffamatorius (Latin) comes from Latin diffāmātus, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Definitions

Ancestry of “diffamatorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiffāmātus—
2Latindiffāmō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diffamatorius”

  • defamatory
  • nondefamatory
  • defamatorily
  • defamatoriness
  • diffamatoire
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