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Where does “diffamacion” come from?

diffamacion (Old French) comes from Latin diffāmātiō, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “diffamacion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiffāmātiō—
2Latindiffāmō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diffamacion”

  • defamation
  • antidefamation
  • cyberdefamation
  • diffamation
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