Where does “infâme” come from?
infâme (French) comes from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infâme (French): infamous, nefarious, villainous; disgusting,...
Definitions
- infamous, nefarious, villainous; disgusting,...
Ancestry of “infâme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnfāmis | — |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infâme”