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Where does “sceleratus” come from?

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

sceleratus (Latin): Polluted, defiled, having been polluted or...

Definitions

  1. Polluted, defiled, having been polluted or...

Ancestry of “sceleratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscelerareinflection of scelerō: ## present active...
2Latinscelusevil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “sceleratus”

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