Where does “contumelie” come from?

contumelie (Old French) comes from Latin contumēlia — insult, reproach, contumely, abuse, mistreatment.

contumelie (Old French): insult

Definitions

  1. insult

Ancestry of “contumelie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontumēliainsult, reproach, contumely, abuse, mistreatment

Words derived from “contumelie”

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