Where does “inflict” come from?
Inflict comes from Latin inflictus, the past participle of infligo, meaning to strike against, from in- and -fligere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to strike or drive.
inflict (English): To thrust upon; to impose
Definitions
- To thrust upon; to impose
Ancestry of “inflict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | inflictus | inflicted |
| 2 | Latin | infligo | I knock or strike against; I inflict or impose |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inflict”