Where does “integrate” come from?
Integrate comes from Latin integratus, past participle of integro meaning "to make whole," from integer meaning "untouched or whole," derived from the prefix in- and a root meaning "not" traceable to Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.
integrate (English): To form into one whole; to make entire; to...
Definitions
- To form into one whole; to make entire; to...
Ancestry of “integrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | integratus | renewed, restored, having been made whole; begun... |
| 2 | Latin | integro | I renew, restore, make whole; I begin again,... |
| 3 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | — |
Words derived from “integrate”