Where does “infama” come from?
infama (Ido) comes from English infamous, from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin īnfāmis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infama (Ido): infamous, arrant, disgraceful, disreputable, flagitious, vile, villainous, dastardly
Definitions
- infamous, arrant, disgraceful, disreputable, flagitious, vile, villainous, dastardly
Ancestry of “infama”, step by step
infama traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English infamous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infamous | Having a bad reputation, disreputable;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | infamosus | — |
| 3 | Latin | īnfāmis | disreputable, notorious, infamous |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via German infam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | infam | malicious, especially dishonest or slanderous, in... |
| 2 | French | infâme | infamous, nefarious, villainous; disgusting,... |
via Italian infame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | infame | infamous; vile; awful, dreadful |