Etymology of the English word infect
the English word
infectderived from the Latin word
inficere (corrupt, infect, imbue)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of infect in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
transfect,
infectee,
infected,
infectingCognates
Dutch
flagrant, Dutch
infecteren, Dutch
in flagranti, English
flagrant, French
infecter, French
en flagrant délit, German
flagrant, German
infizieren, Norwegian
flagrant, Norwegian
infisere, Swedish
flagrant, Swedish
infekteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
