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Where does “contumelie” come from?

contumelie (Old French) comes from Latin contumēlia.

contumelie (Old French): insult

Definitions

  1. insult

Ancestry of “contumelie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontumēlia—

Words derived from “contumelie”

  • contumely
Every word from Latin contumēlia →