Where does “unlimitedness” come from?
unlimitedness (English) comes from English unlimited, from English unlimit, from English limit, from Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
unlimitedness (English): The characteristic of being unlimited; infinity
Definitions
- The characteristic of being unlimited; infinity
Ancestry of “unlimitedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unlimited | limitless or without bounds; unrestricted |
| 2 | English | unlimit | To free from limitations |
| 3 | English | limit | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not... |
| 4 | Middle English | limit | — |
| 5 | Old French | limit | — |
| 6 | Latin | līmes | — |
| 7 | Latin | līmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |