myEtymology.com: English etymology of infinitival

Etymology of the English word infinitival

the English word infinitival

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis

derived from the English word infinitive

derived from the Old French word infinitif

derived from the Late Latin word infinitivus

derived from the Classical Latin word infinitus (boundless, unlimited, endless)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word finitus

derived from the Latin word finire (limit, end; finish)

derived from the Latin word finis (boundary, end, limit)