fornicate

Etymology

From Latin fornicātus, perfect passive participle to fornicor, from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.

adj

  1. Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To engage in fornication.

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