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Stage 1 of 3
inficere
Latin · ancient
"to put in, to taint"
to put in, to taint, from in- (into) and facere (to do, make)
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Stage 2 of 3
infectio
Latin · ancient
"a tainting, a contamination"
a tainting, a contamination, from inficere
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Stage 3 of 3
infection
English · 1300s
"the invasion of the body by disease-causing organisms"
settled as the English word for the invasion of the body by disease-causing organisms
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