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Etymology of the French word inceste

the French word inceste
derived from the Latin word incestus (unchaste; unholy, unclean)
derived from the Latin word in-
derived from the Church Latin word castus (ceremonial state of abstinence; sexual abstinence on religious grounds; pure, moral; chaste)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kes-
using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

Derivations in other languages

Romanian incest

Cognates

Dutch incest, English incest, German Inzest, Norwegian incest, Swedish incest



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