Where does “scellerità” come from?

scellerità (Italian) comes from Latin sceleritas, from Latin scelus, from Proto-Indo-European skélos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scellerità (Italian): wickedness; crime

Definitions

  1. wickedness; crime

Ancestry of “scellerità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsceleritas
2Latinscelusevil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skélosEvery word from Latin scelus