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Where does “infamer” come from?

infamer (German) comes from German infam, 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.

infamer (German): comparative degree of infam

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of infam

Ancestry of “infamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninfammalicious, especially dishonest or slanderous, in...
2Frenchinfâmeinfamous, nefarious, villainous; disgusting,...
3Latinīnfāmis—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →