Where does “calumnīe” come from?

calumnīe (Middle English) comes from Old French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

calumnīe (Middle English): false accusation, slander; objection raised in...

Definitions

  1. false accusation, slander; objection raised in...

Ancestry of “calumnīe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcalomnieslander, calumny
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing

Words derived from “calumnīe”

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