spurius.
bastard, son of an unknown father; illegitimate child, spurious child;
Meaning & usage
of illegitimate birth but unknown father
false, spurious
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to scatter”) or from *sperH- (whence spernō). Others refer it to Etruscan 𐌔𐤂𐌖𐌓𐌀𐌋 (spural, “public”).
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