Where does “vituperō” come from?
vituperō (Latin) comes from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
vituperō (Latin): to censure
Definitions
- to censure
Ancestry of “vituperō”, step by step
vituperō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin parō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Latin vitium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vitium | flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-tio- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wei | guilt, vice, fault |
via Proto-Indo-European wi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |