Etymology of the English word infest
the English word
infestderived from the Old French word
infesterderived from the Classical Latin word
infestare (vex , harass)
derived from the Latin word
infestus (unsafe, dangerous; hostile)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhedh-Derivations in English
disinfest,
infested,
infestingUsage
Word found in Modern English
