Where does “obscene” come from?

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

obscene (Romanian): feminine plural of obscen

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of obscen

Ancestry of “obscene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianobscenobscene
2Frenchobscèneobscene
3Latinobscenusinauspicious, ominous, portentous; repulsive,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin obscenus →Every word from French obscène →