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Where does “pseudoincest” come from?

pseudoincest (English) comes 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...

pseudoincest (English): Erotica or other fiction focused on sexual...

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  1. Erotica or other fiction focused on sexual...

Ancestry of “pseudoincest”, step by step

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