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