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
- Whole; complete; Having a smooth margin without...
Ancestry of “entire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | entere | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | entier | entire; whole |
| 3 | Latin | integrum | nominative neuter singular of integer; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | — |
Words derived from “entire”