Where does “infante” come from?
infante (English) comes from Spanish infante, from Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infante (English): Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except...
Definitions
- Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except...
Ancestry of “infante”, step by step
infante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish infante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | infante | infant; infante; foot soldier, infantryman |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ifante | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |