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Where does “infelonious” come from?

infelonious (English) comes from English felonious, from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

infelonious (English): Not felonious, malignant, or criminal

Definitions

  1. Not felonious, malignant, or criminal

Ancestry of “infelonious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeloniousOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of...
2EnglishfelonyA serious criminal offense, which, under United...
3Middle Englishfelony—
4Old Frenchfelonieevil; immoral acts or deeds
5Old Frenchfelonevildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;...
6Medieval LatinfelloI suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;...
7Frankishfellōevildoer; wicked person
8Proto-Germanicfillô—
9Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
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