infect
adjective
Syllable Decomposition
infectfrom the Latin infectus (stained, corrupted, infected), past participle of the verb : from in- ('into') and facere ('to make'). The sense of the verb (and its participle) went from the innocent 'to place into' to 'to mix, impregnate'; from there to 'to dye, color'; dyeing often being pestilential or even nauseating, the sense of the verb and the adjective has taken on a tainted, foul odor.
Definitions
Translations
english:disgusting
See also
infecte (v.) désinfecteur (adj.) réinfecter (v.) infecte (adj.) septicité (cn.) antiseptie (cn.) aseptisation (cn.) antiseptiser (v.) antisepsie (cn.) antiseptique (cn.) antiseptique (adj.) asepsie (cn.) aseptique (adj.) aseptiser (v.) désinfectant (adj.) désinfecter (v.) désinfection (cn.) anti-infectieux (adj.) infecter (v.) infectieux (adj.)