Where does “nonincestuous” come from?
nonincestuous (English) comes from English incestuous, from English incest, from Latin incestus, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
nonincestuous (English): Not incestuous
Definitions
- Not incestuous
Ancestry of “nonincestuous”, step by step
nonincestuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incestuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incestuous | Pertaining to or engaging in incest;... |
| 2 | English | incest | Sexual relations between close relatives,... |
| 3 | Latin | incestus | unclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,... |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |