Where does “infamous” come from?
Infamous derives from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis, composed of the Latin prefix in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰeh₂-, ne, and h₁én.
infamous (English): Having a bad reputation, disreputable;...
Definitions
- Having a bad reputation, disreputable;...
Ancestry of “infamous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | infamosus | — |
| 2 | Latin | īnfāmis | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infamous”