Etymology of the English word infelicity
the English word
infelicityderived from the Latin word
infelicitas (misfortune)
derived from the Latin word
infelix (unfortunate, unhappy, wretched)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Late Latin word
felix (happy; blessed; fertile)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
