English
infract
Infract comes from Latin īnfringō ‘to break off, infringe’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrangō‘to break, shatter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfringō‘to break off, infringe’
- Englishtodayinfract
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrangō‘to break, shatter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfringō‘to break off, infringe’
- Englishtodayinfract
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’
break, broken, broke, brigade, brake, bracket, fraction, bray, suffrage, breech, frail, brogan, brogue, 35 more
through Latin frangō ‘to break, shatter’
fragile, fragment, refrain, fret, fracture, diffraction, refractory, fractal, refraction, 16 more
through Latin īnfringō ‘to break off, infringe’
Another origin of infract
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrangō‘break, fragment’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfractus‘broken’next step skipped: Latin īnfringō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnfractus‘broken’
- Englishtodayinfract
Today it means
verb To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- / infract