Where does “transfinite” come from?

transfinite (English) comes from German transfinit, from German trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transfinite (English): Beyond finite; Relating to transfinite numbers; A...

Definitions

  1. Beyond finite; Relating to transfinite numbers; A...

Ancestry of “transfinite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantransfinittransfinite
2Germantrans-trans
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transfinite”

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