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Where does “infinitesimal” come from?

Infinitesimal comes from Latin infinitesimus, derived from Latin infinitus meaning boundless, formed from Latin in- plus Latin in meaning not, from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning not, combined with Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- meaning to fashion or form.

infinitesimal (English): Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably...

Definitions

  1. Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably...

Ancestry of “infinitesimal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfinitesimus—
2Latinīnfīnītus—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infinitesimal”

  • infinitesimally
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