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Where does “chalenger” come from?

chalenger (Old French) comes from Latin calumniare, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

chalenger (Old French): Alternative form of chalongier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chalongier

Ancestry of “chalenger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalumniaresecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing

Words derived from “chalenger”

  • challenging
  • challenger
  • unchallengeable
  • challengingly
  • unchallenging
  • challengeable
  • nonchallenging
  • unchallengeably
  • unchallengingly
  • unchallengeableness
  • challengingness
  • multichallenger
  • chalengeable
  • chalenger
  • chalengen
  • chalengyng
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