Where does “infantin” come from?
infantin (French) comes from French enfantin, from French enfant, from Middle French enfant, from Old French enfant, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
Ancestry of “infantin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | enfantin | childlike, childish; child's, for children |
| 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 |