Where does “inquinate” come from?

inquinate (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;...

inquinate (Italian): inflection of inquinare: ## second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of inquinare: ## second-person plural...

Ancestry of “inquinate”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin cunio →Every word from Latin inquino →