Etymology of the English word slandering
the English word
slanderingderived from the English word
slanderderived from the Old French word
esclandrederived from the Old French word
escandlederived from the Late Latin word
scandalum (temptation, inducement to sin; cause of offense)
derived from the Greek word
skandalon, σκάνδαλον
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-derived from the Anglo-French word
slanderderived from the Old French word
escandlederived from the Late Latin word
scandalum (temptation, inducement to sin; cause of offense)
derived from the Greek word
skandalon, σκάνδαλον
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-Usage
Word found in Modern English