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Where does “Fantini” come from?

Fantini (Italian) comes from Italian infante, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “Fantini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinfanteinfant; baby, infant; infanta
2Latinīnfāntem—
3Latinīnfāns—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →