Etymology

infanta

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Today it means: The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Spanish infanta ← Portuguese infanta
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed frominfanta
  2. Spanish · borrowed frominfanta
  3. English todayinfanta

Borrowed from Spanish infanta, Portuguese infanta, feminine of infante.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.