Where does “infantly” come from?
infantly (English) comes from English infant, from Middle English infaunt, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infantly (English): Like an infant; childlike
Definitions
- Like an infant; childlike
Ancestry of “infantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | infant | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere... |
| 2 | Middle English | infaunt | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnfāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |