Etymology of the French word infanterie
the Old French word
infanteriederived from the Old Italian word
infanteriaderived from the Old Italian word
infantederived from the Late Latin word
infans (infant; child; speechless, inarticulate; new born)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
fari (speak, talk; say)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Latin word
infantusderived from the Latin word
fari (speak, talk; say)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-Date
The earliest known usage of infanterie in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
infantryCognates
Dutch
infanterie, English
infantry, German
Infanterie, Norwegian
infanteri, Swedish
infanteriUsage
Word found in Old French
