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Where does “infinitesimo” come from?

infinitesimo (Italian) comes from Latin infinitesimus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infinitesimo (Italian): infinitesimal

Definitions

  1. infinitesimal

Ancestry of “infinitesimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfinitesimus—
2Latinīnfīnītus—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infinitesimo”

  • infinitesimamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →