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Where does “scelerare” come from?

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

scelerare (Latin): inflection of scelerō: ## present active...

Definitions

  1. inflection of scelerō: ## present active...

Ancestry of “scelerare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscelusevil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scelerare”

  • scelerat
  • scelerate
  • sceleratus
  • scelerate
  • scellerato
  • scelleratamente
  • scélératesse
  • scéléré
  • scélérat
  • scélératement
  • scélérat
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