Where does “step-incest” come from?

step-incest (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...

step-incest (English): Sexual relations with a steprelative

Definitions

  1. Sexual relations with a steprelative

Ancestry of “step-incest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincestSexual relations between close relatives,...
2Latinincestusunclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,...
3Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
4Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
5Proto-Italickazēōto lack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-