Where does “inquinante” come from?

inquinante (Italian) comes from Italian inquinare, from Latin inquino, from Latin cunio, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

inquinante (Italian): polluting; pollutant; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. polluting; pollutant; present participle of...

Ancestry of “inquinante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinquinareto pollute; to corrupt, spoil
2LatininquinoI pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,...
3Latincunioto defecate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “inquinante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin cunio →Every word from Latin inquino →