Where does “infinitesimally” come from?
Infinitesimally comes from Middle English -ly added to Latin infinitus, from Latin in- and infinitus meaning "not bounded," derived from Proto-Indo-European ne and dʰeygʷ-.
infinitesimally (English): In an infinitesimal manner; To an infinitesimal...
Definitions
- In an infinitesimal manner; To an infinitesimal...
Ancestry of “infinitesimally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infinitesimal | Incalculably, exceedingly, or immeasurably... |
| 2 | Latin | infinitesimus | infinitesimal |
| 3 | Latin | īnfīnītus | boundless, unlimited, endless |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |