Where does “vitiose” come from?

vitiose (Latin) comes from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vitiose (Latin): faultily, defectively, badly, corruptly

Definitions

  1. faultily, defectively, badly, corruptly

Ancestry of “vitiose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ