English
infamita
Infamita comes from Italian infamità ‘an act of infamy’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentinfamità‘an act of infamy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1968infamita
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentinfamità‘an act of infamy’
- Englishearliest quotation 1968infamita
Earliest quotation: 1968, Mario Puzo, The Godfather: “I don’t want any [drugs] near schools, I don’t…”
Every English word from Italian infamità
Today it means
noun A most heinous act against one's own family, or against family life in general.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian infamità / infamita