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
- to pollute; to corrupt, spoil
Ancestry of “inquinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inquino | I pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,... |
| 2 | Latin | cunio | to defecate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |
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