Where does “calenge” come from?

calenge (Norman) comes from Old French chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

calenge (Norman): negociation

Definitions

  1. negociation

Ancestry of “calenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchalongelegal process; challenge
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing
Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →