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Where does “infanta” come from?

infanta (English) comes from Portuguese infanta, from Portuguese infante, from Old Portuguese infante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

infanta (English): A daughter of a king in Spain and Portugal

Definitions

  1. A daughter of a king in Spain and Portugal

Ancestry of “infanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseinfantaprincess, infanta
2Portugueseinfanteinfant; a soldier of the infantry; prince,...
3Old Portugueseinfantechild; prince, infante
4Latinīnfāntem—
5Latinīnfāns—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →