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
- In an infinitival manner; with regard to the...
Ancestry of “infinitivally”, step by step
infinitivally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infinitival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infinitival | Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive |
| 2 | Romanian | infinitiv | infinitive |
| 3 | French | infinitif | infinitive |
| 4 | English | Infinitive | The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood) |
| 5 | Latin | infinitivus | unlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive |
| 6 | Latin | īnfīnītus | boundless, unlimited, endless |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |