Where does “calomnia” come from?

calomnia (Romanian) comes from French calomnier, from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.

calomnia (Romanian): to slander

Definitions

  1. to slander

Ancestry of “calomnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalomnierto slander, libel, besmirch, calumniate; See also
2LatincalumniorI depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,...
3LatincalumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,...
4Proto-Italickalwomniā—
5Proto-Italickalwomnosdeceiving, accusing

Words derived from “calomnia”

Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomnos →Every word from Proto-Italic kalwomniā →Every word from Latin calumnia →