Where does “infraction” come from?
Infraction comes from Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, derived from Latin in- (prefix meaning "not") combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- (to break).
infraction (English): A minor offence, petty crime; a violation;...
Definitions
- A minor offence, petty crime; a violation;...
Ancestry of “infraction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | infraction | — |
| 2 | Latin | infractio | breaking to pieces |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |