Where does “infame” come from?

infame (English) comes from Latin infamo, from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infame (English): To defame; to make infamous

Definitions

  1. To defame; to make infamous

Ancestry of “infame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininfamoI defame, dishonor, disgrace; I bring to ill...
2Latinīnfāmisdisreputable, notorious, infamous
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →