calumny

English

/ˈkæləmni/, /kəˈlʌmni/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
  • (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English calumnīe (objection raised in bad faith, slander, false accusation) borrowed from Old French calomnie (calumny, slander) borrowed from Latin calumnia (a false accusation, calumny, trickery, false statement, malicious charge, fallacy, artifice, misrepresentation, slander, false accusation) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- (be hot, warm up) derived from French calomnier (slander) derived from Latin calumniāre, calumpniārī root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- (be hot, warm up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱelh₁-

Gloss

be hot, warm up

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