Where does “noninfantry” come from?
noninfantry (English) comes from English infantry, from Middle French infanterie, from Spanish infantería, from Spanish Infante, from Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn- — in.
noninfantry (English): Not belonging or relating to the infantry
Definitions
- Not belonging or relating to the infantry
Ancestry of “noninfantry”, step by step
noninfantry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infantry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infantry | Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne) |
| 2 | Middle French | infanterie | — |
| 3 | Spanish | infantería | infantry |
| 4 | Spanish | Infante | infant |
| 5 | Old Spanish | ifante | — |
| 6 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 7 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |