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Where does “infestatus” come from?

infestatus (Latin) comes from Latin infesto, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

infestatus (Latin): troubled, molested, having been disturbed;...

Definitions

  1. troubled, molested, having been disturbed;...

Ancestry of “infestatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininfestoI trouble, molest, disturb; I attack, injure,...
2Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
3Latininfendostrike
4LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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