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Where does “infantil” come from?

infantil (Spanish) comes from Latin infantilis, from Latin īnfāns, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infantil (Spanish): childish; immature

Definitions

  1. childish; immature

Ancestry of “infantil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfantilispertaining to an infant; infantile
2Latinīnfāns—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infantil”

  • infantilmente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →