English
infirmation
Infirmation comes from Latin infirmātiō ‘weakening, invalidating’, from īnfirmus ‘sick, weak, infirm’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *en- ‘in, into, in-’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en-‘in, into, in-’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfirmus‘strong, firm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfirmus‘sick, weak, infirm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfirmō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfirmātiō‘weakening, invalidating’
- Englishtodayinfirmation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en-‘in, into, in-’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfirmus‘strong, firm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfirmus‘sick, weak, infirm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfirmō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfirmātiō‘weakening, invalidating’
- Englishtodayinfirmation
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *en- ‘in, into, in-’
impulse, incense, incubation, incubus, impel, incubate, censer, 7 more
through Latin firmus ‘strong, firm’
Today it means
noun disconfirmation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *en- / infirmation