Where does “obscène” come from?

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

Ancestry of “obscène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “obscène”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin obscenus →