Where does “autoinfect” come from?
autoinfect (English) comes from English infect, from Middle French infect, from Latin infectus, from Latin īnficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
autoinfect (English): To infect via autoinfection
Definitions
- To infect via autoinfection
Ancestry of “autoinfect”, step by step
autoinfect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infect | To bring into contact with a substance that... |
| 2 | Middle French | infect | — |
| 3 | Latin | infectus | not done, undone; unfinished; impossible |
| 4 | Latin | īnficiō | to dip, to dunk, to submerge |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |