infer
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-fer
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
infer
to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises (a proposition as a basis for an argument or inference)
推断, 猜测, 暗示; vi. 推论
Note: compare imply and infer
Dissection of infer
infer = in- (in, into) + -fer (carry; bring, bear);
infer = to bring into;
infer = extended further to mean to derive a conclusion from facts
Now Repeat my Dissection
infer = to bring into;
infer = extended further to mean to derive a conclusion from facts
Important roots for this word:
in-
-fer
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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