Etymology of the English word infiltrate
the English word
infiltratederived from the English word
filtratederived from the Latin word
filtratioderived from the Latin word
filtrarederived from the Medieval Latin word
filtrum (filter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the English word
in-Date
The earliest known usage of infiltrate in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
exfiltrate,
infiltration,
infiltrated,
infiltratingCognates
Dutch
infiltreren, French
infiltrer, German
infiltrieren, Norwegian
infiltrere, Swedish
infiltreraUsage
Word found in Modern English
