Etymograph

English

adulterize

From adultery + -ize.

Formed from adultery + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

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Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘other (of two)’

Latin alterum/alteram

Latin adulterō ‘to commit adultery (with)’

Latin adulterium

English adultery

Today it means

verb To commit adultery.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / adulterize