Where does “turpitude” come from?
Turpitude derives from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitudo, from Latin turpis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-.
turpitude (English): Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness;...
Definitions
- Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness;...
Ancestry of “turpitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | turpitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | turpitūdō | — |
| 3 | Latin | turpis | ugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trep- | to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,... |