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Where does “vitupérer” come from?

vitupérer (French) comes 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...

vitupérer (French): to vituperate; to rant and rave; to rail against

Definitions

  1. to vituperate; to rant and rave; to rail against

Ancestry of “vitupérer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvituperō—
2Latinparō—
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 “vitupérer”

  • vitupération
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