Etymology of the English word infarct
the English word
infarctderived from the New Latin word
infarctderived from the Latin word
infarctus (heart attack)
derived from the Latin word
infarcireusing the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
farcire (stuff, fill up, completely)
Date
The earliest known usage of infarct in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
infarctionCognates
Dutch
infarct, French
infarctus, German
Infarkt, Norwegian
infarkt, Swedish
infarktUsage
Word found in Modern English
