Where does “scelus” come from?

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

scelus (Latin): evil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...

Definitions

  1. evil deed, crime, villainy, sin, wickedness;...

Ancestry of “scelus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskéloscurve, bending
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scelus”

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