Where does “diffamatoire” come from?
diffamatoire (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin diffamatorius, from Latin diffamatus, from Latin diffamo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “diffamatoire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | diffamatorius | |
| 2 | Latin | diffamatus | defamed, maligned |
| 3 | Latin | diffamo | I spread an unfavorable report; I defame, malign,... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |