Where does “nonfinite” come from?

nonfinite (English) comes from English finite, from Middle English fynyte, from Latin fīnītus, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

nonfinite (English): Infinite; Not finite

Definitions

  1. Infinite; Not finite

Ancestry of “nonfinite”, step by step

nonfinite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English finite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiniteHaving an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number
2Middle Englishfynyte—
3Latinfīnītusfinished, terminated, having been finished or terminated
4Latinfīniōto finish, terminate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nonfinite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Latin fīniō →