myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of adulterio

Etymology of the Italian word adulterio

the Italian word adulterio

derived from the Latin word adulterium (adultery; blending, mixing of different strains)

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-

English adultery, French adultère, Latin adulterium, Spanish adulterio