Where does “chalengynge” come from?
chalengynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English chalengen, from Old French chalengier, from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
chalengynge (Middle English): Slander, defamation; the propagation of untrue and unflattering claims
Definitions
- Slander, defamation; the propagation of untrue and unflattering claims
Ancestry of “chalengynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | chalengen | To insult, criticise, or reprehend something or... |
| 2 | Old French | chalengier | Alternative form of chalongier |
| 3 | Latin | calumnior | I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,... |
| 4 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |