Synonyms & related words for contumelies

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Words related to contumelies

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Where does contumelies come from?

The word contumelies breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin com (“intensive”); tumel, from Latin tumere (“to swell (with pride)”); and -ies, from Latin -ia (“plural, abstract noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.