Where does “chalengier” come from?

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

chalengier (Old French): Alternative form of chalongier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chalongier

Ancestry of “chalengier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalumniorI depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...
2LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
3Proto-Italickalwomniā—
4Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing

Words derived from “chalengier”

Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →