Where does “scellerato” come from?
scellerato (Italian) 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,...
scellerato (Italian): wicked, evil, villainous; wicked person, evil...
Definitions
- wicked, evil, villainous; wicked person, evil...
Ancestry of “scellerato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sceleratus | Polluted, defiled, having been polluted or... |
| 2 | Latin | scelerare | inflection of scelerō:
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| 3 | Latin | scelus | evil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skélos | curve, bending |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “scellerato”