praevaricor.
to walk crookedly, to not walk straight
Meaning & usage
to walk crookedly, to not walk straight
to step out of line, deviate, transgress
to collude, prevaricate, play a double part
to be a false advocate; to collude with the opposing party in a sham trial
to transgress, violate or sin against
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin vārus Latin -icus Latin vāricus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vāricō Latin praevāricor From prae- (“before, in front”) + vāricō (“to spread the legs apart; to straddle”).
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