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Where does “incesto” come from?

incesto (Portuguese) comes 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...

incesto (Portuguese): incest

Definitions

  1. incest

Ancestry of “incesto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “incesto”

  • anti-incesto
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