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
1Latininfinitesimusinfinitesimal
2Latinīnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infinitesimal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →