Where does “seninfana” come from?
seninfana (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto infano, from French enfant, from Middle French enfant, from Old French enfant, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
seninfana (Esperanto): childless
Definitions
- childless
Ancestry of “seninfana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | infano | child |
| 2 | French | enfant | child |
| 3 | Middle French | enfant | child |
| 4 | Old French | enfant | child |
| 5 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 6 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |