Latin

calumnia

‘false statement, misrepresentation’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin calumnia.

8 English words in this record descend from Latin calumnia, most familiar first.

• challenge ← chalenge ← kalange ← chalenge ← calenge
• challenging ← chalengynge ← chalengen ← chalengier ← calumnior
• challenger ← chalengere ← chalengen ← chalengier ← calumnior
• calumny ← calumnīe ← calomnie
• challengeable ← chalengeable ← chalengen ← chalengier ← calumnior
• calumnious ← calumniōsus
• calumniate ← calumniātus ← calumnior
• calumniator ← calumnior

Etymograph / Latin calumnia