Where does “intégral” come from?
intégral (French) comes from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integralis, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.
intégral (French): full, complete
Definitions
- full, complete
Ancestry of “intégral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | integral | integral, necessary to the function of the whole;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | integralis | integral; complete |
| 3 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | untouched |