myEtymology.com: English etymology of adulterine

Etymology of the English word adulterine

the English word adulterine

derived from the Latin word adulterinus (counterfeit, forged, false)

derived from the Latin word adulter (adulterer; illicit lover, paramour; forged, counterfeit; debased; impure, adulterated; mixed)

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 alterare

derived from the Latin word alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-

Word found in Modern English