Etymology of the English word adulteration
the English word
adulterationderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
