Etymology

lupanarian

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Today it means: Pertaining to a brothel or prostitution; characteristic of illicit sexual desire or activity. Full definition →

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The story

From Latin lupanar ("brothel"), from lupa ("prostitute"; literally "she-wolf"), from lupus ("wolf").

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.