Where does “profanation” come from?

profanation (French) comes from French profaner, from Latin profānāre.

profanation (French): profanation

Definitions

  1. profanation

Ancestry of “profanation”, step by step

profanation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French profaner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprofanerto profane
2Latinprofānāre—

via Latin profanatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprofanatio—
2LatinprofanoI desecrate, profane; I violate, pollute; dative...

Words derived from “profanation”

Every word from Latin profānāre →Every word from French profaner →