The word 'calumny' is originally from Latin 'calumnia'

'Calumny' is a word borrowed from Latin 'calumnia'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.

calumny [noun] [15th century]

• a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
• the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

Meaning: a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation.

Etymology: Middle English calumnye; from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie; from Latin calumnia; from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English holian to slander; Greek kelein to beguile.

Topics: Law:Crime.

Origin: From French to Latin to English.

note: A false and malicious statement designed to injure someone's reputation - slander. Etymology: Mid-15th century from Old French calomnie (15th c.) which came from the Latin calumnia (trickery/subterfuge/misrepresentation/malicious charge). Root: It derives from the Latin verb calvi.

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