Where does “scelerans” come from?

scelerans (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,...

scelerans (Latin): defiling

Definitions

  1. defiling

Ancestry of “scelerans”, 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 →