Where does “infantrywoman” come from?
infantrywoman (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.
infantrywoman (English): A female member of an infantry
Definitions
- A female member of an infantry
Ancestry of “infantrywoman”, step by step
infantrywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infantry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infantry | Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne) |
| 2 | Middle French | infanterie | — |
| 3 | Spanish | infantería | infantry |
| 4 | Spanish | Infante | infant |
| 5 | Old Spanish | ifante | — |
| 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 |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |