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Where does “infinitivally” come from?

infinitivally (English) comes from English infinitival, from Romanian infinitiv, from French infinitif, from English Infinitive, from Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

infinitivally (English): In an infinitival manner; with regard to the...

Definitions

  1. In an infinitival manner; with regard to the...

Ancestry of “infinitivally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfinitivalOf, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive
2Romanianinfinitiv—
3Frenchinfinitifinfinitive
4EnglishInfinitive—
5Latininfinitivusunlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive
6Latinīnfīnītus—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →