Where does “infinito” come from?

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

infinito (Portuguese): infinite; infinitive; infinity

Definitions

  1. infinite; infinitive; infinity

Ancestry of “infinito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “infinito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →