Where does “infantryperson” come from?

infantryperson (English) comes from English infantry, from Middle French infanterie, from Spanish infantería, from Spanish Infante, from Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn- — in.

infantryperson (English): An infantryman or infantrywoman

Definitions

  1. An infantryman or infantrywoman

Ancestry of “infantryperson”, step by step

infantryperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English infantry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfantrySoldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne)
2Middle Frenchinfanterie
3Spanishinfanteríainfantry
4SpanishInfanteinfant
5Old Spanishifante
6Latinīnfāntem
7Latinīnfānsspeechless, inarticulate
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Person

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersonAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being
2Middle Englishpersounperson
3Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
4Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
5Latinpersōnamask
6Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én