Where does “infante” come from?
infante (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin īnfāntem, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infante (Old Portuguese): child; prince, infante
Ancestry of “infante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 2 | Latin | īnfāns | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infante”