Where does “infill” come from?
Infill derives from English in and English inch, which comes from Old English fyllan, from Latin uncia meaning a twelfth part, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots en and steh₂-.
infill (English): To fill in a space, hole or gap; To rededicate...
Definitions
- To fill in a space, hole or gap; To rededicate...
Ancestry of “infill”, step by step
infill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fill | To make full |
| 2 | Middle English | fillen | to fill |
| 3 | Old English | fyllan | to fill; Alternative form of fiellan |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | to fill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |