Etymology of the English word adulterate
the English word
adulteratederived from the Latin word
adulteratio (adulteration; corruption, debasement by spurious admixture)
derived from the Latin word
adulteratus (mixed, adulterated; produced by crossbreeding)
derived from the Latin word
adulterare (commit adultery, defile)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
alterarederived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of adulterate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
unadulterated,
adulterated,
adulteratingUsage
Word found in Modern English
