Where does “infy” come from?
infy (English) comes from English infinite, from Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infy (English): infinite
Definitions
- infinite
Ancestry of “infy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infinite | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense;... |
| 2 | Middle English | infinite | — |
| 3 | Old French | infinité | — |
| 4 | Latin | infinitas | accusative feminine plural of īnfīnītus;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |