English
delictuous
Delictuous comes from Latin dēlīctum ‘crime’, and goes back to delinquo ‘to be lacking’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdelinquo‘to be lacking’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEneuterpast participle of delinquo
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlīctum‘crime’
- Englishtodaydelictuous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdelinquo‘to be lacking’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEneuterpast participle of delinquo
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlīctum‘crime’
- Englishtodaydelictuous
Linked words
through Latin delinquo ‘to be lacking’
through Latin neuter
force, neutral, marvel, mandate, menstrual, coliseum, neuter, colosseum, rapunzel, legate, cabeza, cadenza, 10 more
Today it means
adj transgressing morality
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin delinquo / delictuous