Where does “incestuous” come from?
Incestuous derives from Latin incestus, formed with the prefix in- meaning "not" applied to castus "chaste," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ne "not."
incestuous (English): Pertaining to or engaging in incest;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to or engaging in incest;...
Ancestry of “incestuous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incest | Sexual relations between close relatives,... |
| 2 | Latin | incestus | unclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,... |
| 3 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 4 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |