Where does “entier” come from?

entier (English) comes from French entier, from Latin integrum, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.

entier (English): The greatest integer not exceeding the specified...

Definitions

  1. The greatest integer not exceeding the specified...

Ancestry of “entier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentierwhole
2Latinintegrumnominative neuter singular of integer; accusative...
3Latinintegercomplete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,...
4Proto-Italic*n̥tagrosuntouched
Every word from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros →Every word from Latin integer →Every word from Latin integrum →