Where does “inteiramente” come from?
inteiramente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese inteiro, from Old Portuguese enteiro, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros.
inteiramente (Portuguese): entirely, fully, wholly
Ancestry of “inteiramente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | inteiro | whole; entire; in full; whole; complete |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | enteiro | — |
| 3 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | — |