Where does “infringe” come from?

Infringe comes from Latin infringere, composed of the prefix in- and frangere meaning "to break," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg-.

infringe (English): Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc;...

Definitions

  1. Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc;...

Ancestry of “infringe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfringōto break off, infringe
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infringe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →