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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skélos →Every word from Latin scelus →