Where does “scélératement” come from?
scélératement (French) comes from French scélérat, from French scéléré, 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,...
scélératement (French): villainously
Ancestry of “scélératement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | scélérat | villain, criminal, scoundrel; evildoer;... |
| 2 | French | scéléré | — |
| 3 | Latin | sceleratus | Polluted, defiled, having been polluted or... |
| 4 | Latin | scelerare | inflection of scelerō:
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| 5 | Latin | scelus | evil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skélos | curve, bending |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |