contaminación
/kontaminaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
pollution
🏭☁️ contaminación = con + tamin(ar) + ación: touched with filth, then the result
Comes from Latin contaminare, 'to touch together, defile' (con- 'together' + tamen- related to tangere 'to touch'). Spanish adds -ación, marking the action or result. Same root as English contaminate: pollution is what happens when dirt touches clean things.