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Where does “vituperable” come from?

vituperable (English) comes from Latin vituperabilis, from Latin vituperō, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

vituperable (English): Liable to, or deserving, vituperation or severe...

Definitions

  1. Liable to, or deserving, vituperation or severe...

Ancestry of “vituperable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvituperabilisblameworthy
2Latinvituperō—
3Latinparō—
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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