Where does “infam” come from?
infam (German) comes from French infâme, from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infam (German): malicious, especially dishonest or slanderous, in...
Definitions
- malicious, especially dishonest or slanderous, in...
Ancestry of “infam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | infâme | infamous, nefarious, villainous; disgusting,... |
| 2 | Latin | īnfāmis | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infam”