Where does “scelerandus” come from?

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

scelerandus (Latin): which is to be defiled

Definitions

  1. which is to be defiled

Ancestry of “scelerandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsceleroI defile
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 skélos →Every word from Latin scelus →
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