Where does “integral” come from?
integral (Swedish) comes from Medieval Latin integralis, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros — untouched.
integral (Swedish): an integral
Definitions
- an integral
Ancestry of “integral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | integralis | integral; complete |
| 2 | Latin | integer | complete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *n̥tagros | untouched |