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Where does “vituperosus” come from?

vituperosus (Late Latin) comes from Latin vituperare, from Latin parare, from Latin paro, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vituperosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvituperarepresent active infinitive of vituperō;...
2Latinparareinflection of parō: ## present active...
3LatinparoI prepare, arrange; I provide, furnish; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vituperosus”

  • vituperous
  • vituperously
  • vitupéreux
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