Where does “inquinare” come from?

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

inquinare (Italian): to pollute; to corrupt, spoil

Definitions

  1. to pollute; to corrupt, spoil

Ancestry of “inquinare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inquinare”

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