Where does “obscen” come from?

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

obscen (Romanian): obscene

Definitions

  1. obscene

Ancestry of “obscen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchobscèneobscene
2Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “obscen”

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