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Infer

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning, rather than direct statement
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Stage 1 of 2
inferre
Latin · ancient
"to bring in, to carry into"
to bring in, to carry into, from in- (in) and ferre (to carry)
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Stage 2 of 2
infer
English · 1520s
"to reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning"
settled as the English word for reaching a conclusion from evidence
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