Where does “īnfestō” come from?

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

īnfestō (Latin): to vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune

Definitions

  1. to vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune

Ancestry of “īnfestō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “īnfestō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fendo →
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