Etymology of the English word innuendo
the English word
innuendoderived from the Latin word
innuendoderived from the Latin word
innuere (nod or beckon)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
nuere (nod)
Date
The earliest known usage of innuendo in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
