Where does “infantare” come from?
infantare (Italian) comes from French enfanter, from French enfant, from Middle French enfant, from Old French enfant, from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
infantare (Italian): to give birth to, to beget
Definitions
- to give birth to, to beget
Ancestry of “infantare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | enfanter | to bear [a child], bring into the world |
| 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 |