Etymology

nefast

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Latin nefastus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnefastus“irreligious, inauspicious”
  2. English todaynefast

From Latin nefastus (“irreligious, inauspicious”).

Words from the same roots

Latinnefastus all →

nefastous

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