Etymology

facinorous

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Latin facinorōsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfacinorōsus
  2. English todayfacinorous

Borrowed from Latin facinorōsus, from facinus (“deed, bad deed”), from faciō (“to make, to do”).

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