Where does “vituperative” come from?

Vituperative derives from Latin vituperatio, a noun formed from vitium meaning "fault" and par meaning "equal," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

vituperative (English): Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse;...

Definitions

  1. Marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse;...

Ancestry of “vituperative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvituperōto censure
2Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “vituperative

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