Where does “illation” come from?
illation (English) comes from Latin illātiō, from Latin illātus, from Latin īnferō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
illation (English): The act of inferring or concluding, especially...
Definitions
- The act of inferring or concluding, especially...
Ancestry of “illation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illātiō | The act of carrying or bringing in; burying, interment, burial |
| 2 | Latin | illātus | carried or brought into somewhere, inserted, having been carried somewhere |
| 3 | Latin | īnferō | to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |