Where does “infinitiv” come from?

infinitiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infinitiv (Norwegian Bokmål): the infinitive a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form

Definitions

  1. the infinitive a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form

Ancestry of “infinitiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfinitivusunlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive
2Latinīnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →