Slander
Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal).
wiktionary
From Middle English slaundre, sclaundre, from Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum(“stumbling block, temptation”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον(skándalon, “scandal”). Doublet of scandal.
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slander (n.)
late 13c., "state of impaired reputation, disgrace or dishonor;" c. 1300, "a false tale; the fabrication and dissemination of false tales," from Anglo-French esclaundre, Old French esclandre "scandalous statement," alteration ("with interloping l" [Century Dictionary]) of escandle, escandre "scandal," from Latin scandalum "cause of offense, stumbling block, temptation" (see scandal). From late 14c. as "bad situation, evil action; a person causing such a state of affairs."
slander (v.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French esclaundrer, Old French esclandrer, from esclandre (see slander (n.)). Related: Slandered; slandering; slanderer.
