Where does “inflictment” come from?
inflictment (English) comes from English inflict, from Latin inflictus, from Latin infligo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inflictment (English): infliction
Definitions
- infliction
Ancestry of “inflictment”, step by step
inflictment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inflict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflict | To thrust upon; to impose |
| 2 | Latin | inflictus | inflicted |
| 3 | Latin | infligo | I knock or strike against; I inflict or impose |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |