Where does “infant” come from?
Infant comes from Middle English infante, from Latin infantem, the accusative of infans, literally "unable to speak," from in- (not) and infans, the present participle of fāri (to speak).
infant (English): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere...
Definitions
- A very young human being, from birth to somewhere...
Ancestry of “infant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | infaunt | — |
| 2 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāns | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “infant”