Etymology

peccaminous

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Today it means: Sinful. Full definition →

Medieval Latin peccaminōsus
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing frompeccaminōsus
  2. English todaypeccaminous

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).

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