Where does “entier” come from?

entier (French) comes from Latin integrum, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.

entier (French): whole

Definitions

  1. whole

Ancestry of “entier”, step by step

entier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin integrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintegrumnominative neuter singular of integer; accusative...
2Latinintegercomplete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,...
3Proto-Italic*n̥tagrosuntouched

via Old French entier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentierentire; whole

Words derived from “entier”

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