Where does “microinquinante” come from?
microinquinante (Italian) comes from Italian inquinante, from Italian inquinare, from Latin inquino, from Latin cunio, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
microinquinante (Italian): micropolluting
Definitions
- micropolluting
Ancestry of “microinquinante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | inquinante | polluting; pollutant; present participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | inquinare | to pollute; to corrupt, spoil |
| 3 | Latin | inquino | I pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,... |
| 4 | Latin | cunio | to defecate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |