Where does “entire” come from?

Entire comes from Middle English entere, from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integer meaning "untouched" or "whole," from the prefix in- meaning "not" combined with a root meaning "to touch."

entire (English): Whole; complete; Having a smooth margin without...

Definitions

  1. Whole; complete; Having a smooth margin without...

Ancestry of “entire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishentere—
2Anglo-Normanentierentire; whole
3Latinintegrumnominative neuter singular of integer; accusative...
4Latinintegercomplete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,...
5Proto-Italic*n̥tagrosuntouched

Words derived from “entire”

Every word from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros →Every word from Latin integer →Every word from Latin integrum →