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Where does “caenum” come from?

caenum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

caenum (Latin): dirt, filth, mud, mire

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, mud, mire

Ancestry of “caenum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “caenum”

  • cienaga
  • cienega
  • caenulentus
  • cieno
  • ciénega
  • ciénaga
  • caenica
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