Where does “infiltrating” come from?
Infiltrating derives from English infiltrate, from French infiltrer, from Medieval Latin infiltrāre, meaning to filter or strain through, from in- plus filtrāre.
infiltrating (English): present participle of infiltrate
Definitions
- present participle of infiltrate
Ancestry of “infiltrating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | infiltrate | To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain... |
Words derived from “infiltrating”