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

  1. defamatory

Ancestry of “difamator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiffamateurlibeller, slanderer, defamer
2Frenchdiffamerto defame; smear; ruin the name of
3Latindiffāmōto spread an unfavorable report
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx