Where does “infatuative” come from?

infatuative (English) comes from English infatuate, from Middle English infatuate, from Latin infatuātus, from Latin infatuo, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.

infatuative (English): Characteristic of infatuation

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of infatuation

Ancestry of “infatuative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfatuateTo inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or...
2Middle Englishinfatuatefoolish
3Latininfatuātusinfatuated
4LatininfatuoI make a fool of; I infatuate
5Latinfatuusfoolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,...
6Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
7Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
8Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Italic fāōrEvery word from Latin for