Where does “infamousness” come from?
infamousness (English) comes from English infamous, from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infamousness (English): The state or quality of being infamous; infamy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being infamous; infamy
Ancestry of “infamousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | infamous | Having a bad reputation, disreputable;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | infamosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāmis | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |