Where does “Infante” come from?
Infante (English) comes from Portuguese infante, from Old Portuguese infante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Infante (English): Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent
Definitions
- Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent
Ancestry of “Infante”, step by step
Infante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese infante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | infante | infant; a soldier of the infantry; prince,... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | infante | child; prince, infante |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |