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caenum.

mud, mire, filth, slime, dirt, uncleanness; (of persons) scum/filth;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkae̯.nũː]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛː.num]
  1. dirt, filth, mud, mire

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain – usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyn- (“to soil; mud; filth”). According to Pokorny, cognate with inquinō, obscēnus, cūniō and English whin.

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