Where does “infestive” come from?
infestive (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-.
infestive (English): Tending to infest; acting like an infection
Definitions
- Tending to infest; acting like an infection
Ancestry of “infestive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infest | To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers;... |
| 2 | Middle English | infesten | — |
| 3 | Old French | infester | to infest |
| 4 | Latin | īnfestō | to vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune |
| 5 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 6 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 7 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |