Where does “enfermo” come from?

enfermo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin infirmus, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “enfermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy; inconclusive
2Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin in-
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