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Where does “infinito” come from?

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

infinito (Italian): infinite; boundless, unlimited, unbounded,...

Definitions

  1. infinite; boundless, unlimited, unbounded,...

Ancestry of “infinito”, step by step

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

Words derived from “infinito”

  • infinitamente
  • infinitezza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →