Where does “kalumnia” come from?

kalumnia (Polish) comes from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

kalumnia (Polish): calumny, slander, defamation

Definitions

  1. calumny, slander, defamation

Ancestry of “kalumnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
2Proto-Italickalwomniā—
3Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing
Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →