English
infectionism
From infection + -ism.
Formed from infection + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Latin faciō ‘to perform, do’
Latin īnficiō ‘to corrupt, to poison, to spoil, to taint, to…’
Late Latin īnfectiō
Old French infection
English infection
Today it means
noun The belief that diseases were spread by infection.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / infectionism