Where does “infantilism” come from?
infantilism (English) comes from French infantilisme, from French infantile, from Latin infantilis, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
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Ancestry of “infantilism”, step by step
infantilism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French infantilisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | infantilisme | infantilism |
| 2 | French | infantile | infantile |
| 3 | Latin | infantilis | pertaining to an infant; infantile |
| 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 |
via English infantile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infantile | Pertaining to infants; Childish; immature |