Etymograph

English

info-

Info- comes from Middle English enformacioun ‘Informing’, and goes back to Late Latin īnfōrmātiō.

  1. Late Latinmodernīnfōrmātiō
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enformacioun‘Informing’
  3. English1500–presentinformation
  4. Englishtodayinfo-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Late Latinmodernīnfōrmātiō
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enformacioun‘Informing’
  3. English1500–presentinformation
  4. Englishtodayinfo-

Linked words

through Middle English enformacioun ‘Informing’

information, informatics

Today it means

prefix information.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Late Latin īnfōrmātiō / info-