Where does “innuendo” come from?

Innuendo comes from Latin innuendo, the ablative form of innuendum, from innuo meaning to nod or gesture toward, formed from the prefix in- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.

innuendo (English): A derogatory hint or reference to a person or...

Definitions

  1. A derogatory hint or reference to a person or...

Ancestry of “innuendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnuendō

Words derived from “innuendo

Every word from Latin innuendō
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