profane in Latin

Forms: profānē [canonical], profānius [comparative], profānissimē [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From profanus (“profane, wicked”) + -e (“-ly: forming adverbs”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|profanus|e|t1=profane, wicked|t2=-ly: forming adverbs}} profanus (“profane, wicked”) + -e (“-ly: forming adverbs”) Head templates: {{la-adv|profānē}} profānē (comparative profānius, superlative profānissimē)

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"profane" meaning in Latin

Adjective

Adverb