The story
- Late Latin · derived fromdefoedare“to defile”
- Latin · derived fromdefoedatio
- English todaydefedation
From Latin defoedatio, from Late Latin defoedare (“to defile”), from de- with foedare, present tense verb of foedo, from foedus (“foul”).
Words from the same roots
Late Latindefoedare all →
defœdate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.