Etymograph

English

infrafamily

From infra- + family.

Formed from infra- + family

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’

Latin ferō ‘to bear’

Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’

Latin īnfrā ‘below’

English infra-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do, put, place’

Proto-Italic *fameliā ‘household’

Latin familia ‘household’

Middle English famylye

English family

Today it means

noun A rank below subfamily

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

Etymograph / infrafamily