Where does “difamator” come from?
difamator (Romanian) comes from French diffamateur, from French diffamer, from Latin diffāmō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
difamator (Romanian): defamatory
Definitions
- defamatory
Ancestry of “difamator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diffamateur | libeller, slanderer, defamer |
| 2 | French | diffamer | to defame; smear; ruin the name of |
| 3 | Latin | diffāmō | to spread an unfavorable report |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |