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Where does “vituperation” come from?

Vituperation comes from Latin vituperatio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from vitium meaning fault, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

vituperation (English): The act of vituperating; severely blaming or...

Definitions

  1. The act of vituperating; severely blaming or...

Ancestry of “vituperation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvituperatioa censuring; blaming; censure; blame
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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