Where does “infinitist” come from?
infinitist (English) comes from English infinite, from Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
infinitist (English): Relating to infinitism; One who subscribes to the...
Definitions
- Relating to infinitism; One who subscribes to the...
Ancestry of “infinitist”, step by step
infinitist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infinite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infinite | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense;... |
| 2 | Middle English | infinite | — |
| 3 | Old French | infinité | — |
| 4 | Latin | infinitas | accusative feminine plural of īnfīnītus;... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |