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Where does “informee” come from?

informee (English) comes from English inform, from French informe, from Latin informis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

informee (English): One who is informed, who receives information

Definitions

  1. One who is informed, who receives information

Ancestry of “informee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinformTo instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;...
2Frenchinformefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Latininformisformless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly
4Latinin- -is—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →