felon

English

/ˈfɛlən/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who has committed a felony.
  • (legal) A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony.
  • A wicked person.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English felun derived from felun (traitor, wretch) derived from Latin fellō (suck) derived from Frankish *fellō (evildoer, wicked person) derived from Proto-Germanic *fillô, *faluz (cruel, terrifying, evil, wicked) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pelh₂-

Gloss

flat, drive, approach, spread out, be flat, be broad, thrust, strike, move, stir, swing, shake, broad, plain

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