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Where does “infertile” come from?

Infertile comes from Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis, meaning not fertile or barren.

infertile (English): Not fertile

Definitions

  1. Not fertile

Ancestry of “infertile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinfertile—
2Late Latininfertilis—

Words derived from “infertile”

  • infertilely
Every word from Late Latin infertilis →