Etymology

fornication

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Today it means: Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way. Full definition →

Middle English fornicacioun ← Old French fornicacion ← Latin fornicātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfornicātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromfornicacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfornicacioun
  4. English todayfornication

From Middle English fornicacioun, from Old French fornicacion, from Latin fornicātiō, from fornix (“brothel”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfornicātiō all →

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