Where does “inquinar” come from?
inquinar (Spanish) comes from Latin inquino, from Latin cunio, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
inquinar (Spanish): to infect; to stain
Ancestry of “inquinar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | inquino | I pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,... |
| 2 | Latin | cunio | to defecate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |