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Etymology of the English word blackmail
the English word
blackmail
derived from the English word
black
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*blak-
derived from the English word
mail
Date
The earliest known usage of blackmail in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
graymail
,
greenmail
,
blackmailed
,
blackmailing
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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