Where does “infanticidal” come from?
infanticidal (English) comes from English infanticide, from French infanticide, from Latin infanticida, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infanticidal (English): Of or pertaining to infanticide
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to infanticide
Ancestry of “infanticidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infanticide | The murder of an infant; The murder of a child by... |
| 2 | French | infanticide | infanticide murder of an infant |
| 3 | Latin | infanticida | a child-murderer, an infanticide |
| 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 |