Where does “nefandus” come from?

nefandus (Latin) comes from Latin fari, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

nefandus (Latin): impious; heinous, execrable, abominable

Definitions

  1. impious; heinous, execrable, abominable

Ancestry of “nefandus”, step by step

nefandus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaripresent active infinitive of for; I speak, say;...
2Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
3Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

via Latin fandus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfanduswhich is to be spoken

Words derived from “nefandus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Italic fāōr →Every word from Latin for →