Where does “inficiare” come from?

inficiare (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin īnficior, from Latin infitiae, from Latin fateor, from Proto-Italic fatēōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

inficiare (Italian): to invalidate, reduce in validity or value

Definitions

  1. to invalidate, reduce in validity or value

Ancestry of “inficiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinīnficior—
2Latininfitiaedenial
3LatinfateorI confess, admit; I acknowledge, own; I show,...
4Proto-Italicfatēōrto confess
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “inficiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic fatēōr →