Where does “integer” come from?

Integer comes from Latin integer, formed from the prefix in- (from Latin in, meaning "not") and the root of Latin tangere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "to be."

integer (English): A number that is not a fraction; an element of...

Definitions

  1. A number that is not a fraction; an element of...

Ancestry of “integer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintegercomplete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,...
2Proto-Italic*n̥tagrosuntouched

Words derived from “integer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros →Every word from Latin integer →