Where does “infection” come from?
Infection comes from Old French infection, derived from Latin infectio (a noun formed from the suffix -tio added to facio, meaning "to make or do"), with the prefix in- attached, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots dʰeh₁-, ne, and h₁én.
infection (English): The act or process of infecting; An uncontrolled...
Definitions
- The act or process of infecting; An uncontrolled...
Ancestry of “infection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | infection | infection |
| 2 | Latin | infectio | infection |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “infection”