Where does “calumniar” come from?
calumniar (Spanish) comes from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
calumniar (Spanish): to slander, to cast aspersions
Definitions
- to slander, to cast aspersions
Ancestry of “calumniar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calumnior | I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,... |
| 2 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |