Etymograph

English

advoutrer

Advoutrer comes from Old French avoutrier, from Latin adulterō ‘to commit adultery (with)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-1‘beyond, other’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos1‘other, another’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos1‘another’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros1‘other (of two)’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum/alteram1
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterō2‘to commit adultery (with)’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400avoutrier2
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500advouterer2
  9. Englishtodayadvoutrer2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin adultero
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English advoutrer

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-Wiktionary, Latin adultero‘beyond, other’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyosWiktionary, Latin adultero‘other, another’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljosWiktionary, Latin adultero‘another’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliterosWiktionary, Latin adultero‘other (of two)’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum/alteramWiktionary, Latin adultero
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEadulterōWiktionary, English advoutrer‘to commit adultery (with)’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400avoutrierWiktionary, English advoutrer
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500advoutererWiktionary, English advoutrer
  9. EnglishtodayadvoutrerWiktionary, English advoutrer

Linked words

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

as, all, old, adult, el, ultimate, element, ellen, ultra, altitude, alumni, qualification, elder, alter, alt, altar, alpine, ou, abolish, alto, alias, adolescent, outrage, alum, alimony, alp, proletariat, retaliate, auld, ulterior, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, eld, altimeter, withal, aad, 56 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

else, alienation, alienate, parallax, inalienable, 28 more

through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’

alien, alibi, 20 more

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

alternate, altercation, altruism, alternation, 17 more

through Latin adulterō ‘to commit adultery (with)’

adultery, 5 more

Today it means

noun An adulterer.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “advoutrer”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin adultero. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / advoutrer

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