Where does “obsceno” come from?

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

obsceno (Portuguese): obscene offensive to current standards of decency or morality

Definitions

  1. obscene offensive to current standards of decency or morality

Ancestry of “obsceno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin obscenus →