Where does “infester” come from?

infester (English) comes from English infest, from Middle English infesten, from Old French infester, from Latin īnfestō, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.

infester (English): something that infests

Definitions

  1. something that infests

Ancestry of “infester”, step by step

infester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English infest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfestTo inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers;...
2Middle Englishinfesten
3Old Frenchinfesterto infest
4Latinīnfestōto vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune
5Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
6Latininfendostrike
7LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Latin fendo
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