Where does “infantswear” come from?
infantswear (English) comes from English infants, from English infant, from Middle English infaunt, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
infantswear (English): clothing designed for infants
Definitions
- clothing designed for infants
Ancestry of “infantswear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | infants | plural of infant |
| 2 | English | infant | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere... |
| 3 | Middle English | infaunt | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 5 | Latin | īnfāns | — |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |