English
inferral
From infer + -al.
A compound of infer + -al
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to bear, carry’
Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
Latin ferō ‘bear, carry’
Latin inferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’
English infer
Today it means
noun The act of inferring.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / inferral