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Where does “scelestus” come from?

scelestus (Latin) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

scelestus (Latin): wicked, villainous, criminal, abominable;...

Definitions

  1. wicked, villainous, criminal, abominable;...

Ancestry of “scelestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “scelestus”

  • scelestic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →