Where does “scelerosus” come from?

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

scelerosus (Latin): wicked, scelerous

Definitions

  1. wicked, scelerous

Ancestry of “scelerosus”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skélos →Every word from Latin scelus →