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inquino.

to pollute, defile, stain, befoul

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɪŋ.kʷɪ.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈiŋ.kʷi.no]
  1. to pollute, defile, stain, befoul

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  2. to corrupt, contaminate

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Where this word comes from

Uncertain; according to the 8th century abridgment of Festus by Paul the Deacon, the word comes from cunio (“to shit”). Cognate with caenum, obscenus according to Pokorny.

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