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incestus.

unclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful, unrighteous, criminal

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɪŋˈkɛs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛs.tus]

  1. unclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful, unrighteous, criminal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. unchaste, lewd, incestuous, lustful

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.? Proto-Italic *kastos Latin castus Latin incestus From in- + castus (“pure, chaste, unpolluted”).

noun[ɪŋˈkɛs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛs.tus]

  1. unchastity, sexual impurity, incest

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.? Proto-Italic *kazēō Latin careō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin castus Latin incestus From in- + castus.

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