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Where does “infanteria” come from?

infanteria (Catalan) comes from Catalan infant, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infanteria (Catalan): infantry

Definitions

  1. infantry

Ancestry of “infanteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaninfantinfant, child; infante; footsoldier
2Latinīnfāns—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →