Where does “infantine” come from?
Infantine comes from French enfantin, derived from Latin infans meaning "unable to speak," from in- "not" and fans "speaking," with the diminutive suffix -inus.
infantine (English): Infantile; childish
Definitions
- Infantile; childish
Ancestry of “infantine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | infantin | — |
| 2 | French | enfantin | childlike, childish; child's, for children |
| 3 | French | enfant | child |
| 4 | Middle French | enfant | child |
| 5 | Old French | enfant | child |
| 6 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 7 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |