Where does “nefario” come from?
nefario (Italian) comes from Latin nefārius, from Latin nefās, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nefario (Italian): nefarious, villainous
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