Etymology of the Latin word adulterium
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
alterarederived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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French
adultere, French
adultère, Italian
adulterio, Portuguese
adultério, Spanish
adulterioCognates
English
adultery, French
adultère, Italian
adulterio, Spanish
adulterio
