Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “scéléré” come from?

scéléré (French) comes from Latin sceleratus, from Latin scelerare, from Latin scelus, from Proto-Indo-European skélos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “scéléré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsceleratusPolluted, defiled, having been polluted or...
2Latinscelerareinflection of scelerō: ## present active...
3Latinscelusevil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scéléré”

  • scelerat
  • scélératement
  • scélérat
  • scélératesse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →