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Where does “profanare” come from?

profanare (Italian) comes from Latin profano — I desecrate, profane; I violate, pollute; dative...

profanare (Italian): to profane, violate, desecrate

Definitions

  1. to profane, violate, desecrate

Ancestry of “profanare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprofanoI desecrate, profane; I violate, pollute; dative...

Words derived from “profanare”

  • profano
  • profanità
  • profane
  • profanamente
  • profanabile
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