Where does “infamy” come from?
Infamy comes from Old French infamie, from Latin infamia, the state of being infamis, combining Latin in- and in with Proto-Indo-European roots bʰeh₂-, ne, and h₁én.
infamy (English): The state of being infamous; A reputation as...
Definitions
- The state of being infamous; A reputation as...
Ancestry of “infamy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | infamie | — |
| 2 | Latin | īnfāmia | bad reputation or repute, ill fame, dishonor, disgrace, infamy, reproach |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāmis | disreputable, notorious, infamous |
| 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 |