Where does “blamare” come from?
blamare (Romanian) comes from Romanian blama, from French blâmer, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā.
blamare (Romanian): blaming
Definitions
- blaming
Ancestry of “blamare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | blama | to blame |
| 2 | French | blâmer | to blame |
| 3 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 4 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |