English
adulterine
Adulterine comes from Latin adulterīnus ‘adulterous, unchaste’, from Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘other (of two)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos‘another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘other (of two)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum/alteram
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterō‘to commit adultery (with)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulter‘adulterous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterīnus‘adulterous, unchaste’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624adulterine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos‘another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘other (of two)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum/alteram
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterō‘to commit adultery (with)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulter‘adulterous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterīnus‘adulterous, unchaste’
- Englishearliest quotation 1624adulterine
Earliest quotation: 1624, Democritus Junior pseudonym; Robert Burt, The Anatomy of Melancholy: […]: “a knave apothecary, that administers the physick, and makes…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, el, element, ultimate, ellen, alumni, qualification, elder, ultra, outrage, altitude, ou, altar, alt, alter, abolish, alias, adolescent, alpine, alto, alum, alimony, alp, retaliate, proletariat, auld, coalesce, foetal, exalt, althea, eld, withal, ulterior, aad, altimeter, 59 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
else, alienation, alienate, parallax, inalienable, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
through Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘other (of two)’
Today it means
adj Spurious; due to adulteration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / adulterine