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

  1. clothing designed for infants

Ancestry of “infantswear”, step by step

infantswear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English infants

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinfantsplural of infant
2EnglishinfantA very young human being, from birth to somewhere...
3Middle Englishinfauntbaby, infant
4Latinīnfāntem
5Latinīnfānsspeechless, inarticulate
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Wear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWearThe cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks
2Middle EnglishwerenPlural past indicative form of been; Plural...
3Old Englishwerianto wear; to defend, protect
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en