Where does “infantwear” come from?
infantwear (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.
infantwear (English): clothing designed for infants
Definitions
- clothing designed for infants
Ancestry of “infantwear”, step by step
infantwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infant | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere... |
| 2 | Middle English | infaunt | baby, infant |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Wear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wear | The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks |
| 2 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 3 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |