Where does “chalenge” come from?
chalenge (Middle English) comes from Old French chalenge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
chalenge (Middle English): A fraudulent legal claim, allegation or...
Definitions
- A fraudulent legal claim, allegation or...
Ancestry of “chalenge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chalenge | Alternative form of chalonge |
| 2 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |
Words derived from “chalenge”