Where does “infinity” come from?
Infinity derives from Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas meaning "boundlessness," built from the Latin negative prefix in- and the root meaning "end" or "limit."
infinity (English): Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a...
Definitions
- Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a...
Ancestry of “infinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | infinite | — |
| 2 | Old French | infinité | — |
| 3 | Latin | infinitas | accusative feminine plural of īnfīnītus;... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infinity”