English
famacide
Famacide comes from Latin fāma ‘reputation’, from Proto-Italic *fāmā ‘something said about another’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāmā‘something said about another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfāma‘reputation’
- Englishtodayfamacide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂meh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāmā‘something said about another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfāma‘reputation’
- Englishtodayfamacide
Formed from fāma ‘reputation’ + -cide
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
phone, focus, professor, fuel, ben, phase, ban, favourite, favor, fantasy, photographer, emphasis, fancy, phenomenon, profession, fate, bee, abandon, fabulous, fatal, confession, fairy, confess, infant, phantom, symphony, beck, beacon, boon, eff, bane, prophetic, epiphany, fab, foyer, banish, fay, buoy, fable, profess, 124 more
through Proto-Italic *fāmā ‘something said about another’
through Latin fāma ‘reputation’
Today it means
noun A slanderer or person who destroys another's reputation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / famacide