Where does “oxxen” come from?

oxxen (Maltese) comes from Italian osceno, from Latin obscenus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

oxxen (Maltese): obscene, indecent

Definitions

  1. obscene, indecent

Ancestry of “oxxen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoscenoobscene, indecent, smutty; dreadful, awful
2Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin obscenus →Every word from Italian osceno →