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Where does “fraudulentus” come from?

fraudulentus (Latin) comes from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

fraudulentus (Latin): deceitful, fraudulent; dishonest, false

Definitions

  1. deceitful, fraudulent; dishonest, false

Ancestry of “fraudulentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “fraudulentus”

  • fraudulent
  • fraudulently
  • fraudulence
  • nonfraudulent
  • unfraudulent
  • fraudulentness
  • antifraudulent
  • fraudulenter
  • fraudulentia
  • fraudulent
  • fraudulently
  • fraudulent
  • fraudulence
  • fraudulent
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