Where does “difamație” come from?
difamație (Romanian) comes from French diffamation, from Old French diffamacion, from Latin diffāmātiō, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
difamație (Romanian): defamation
Definitions
- defamation
Ancestry of “difamație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diffamation | defamation |
| 2 | Old French | diffamacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffāmātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | diffāmō | to spread an unfavorable report |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |