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

Definitions

  1. to infect; to stain

Ancestry of “inquinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininquinoI pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,...
2Latincunioto defecate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “inquinar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin cunio →Every word from Latin inquino →
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