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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

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  1. Not incestuous

Ancestry of “nonincestuous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincestuousPertaining to or engaging in incest;...
2EnglishincestSexual relations between close relatives,...
3Latinincestusunclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,...
4Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
5Latincareō—
6Proto-Italickazēōto lack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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