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Where does “anti-incesto” come from?

anti-incesto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese incesto, from Latin incestus, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

anti-incesto (Portuguese): anti-incest

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  1. anti-incest

Ancestry of “anti-incesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseincestoincest
2Latinincestusunclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,...
3Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
4Latincareō—
5Proto-Italickazēōto lack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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