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infans
Latin · ancient
"an infant, a youth"
literally unable to speak, an infant, extended to mean a young person or foot soldier
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infanteria
Italian · medieval
"young foot soldiers"
settled in Italian for young foot soldiers serving under a knight
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infantry
English · 1570s
"soldiers who fight on foot"
adopted directly for soldiers who fight on foot
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