Where does “infestus” come from?
infestus (Latin) comes from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
infestus (Latin): unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
Definitions
- unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
Ancestry of “infestus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 2 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “infestus”