Etymology of the English word infinitive
the English word
infinitivederived from the Old French word
infinitifderived from the Late Latin word
infinitivusderived 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
finitusderived from the Latin word
finire (limit, end; finish)
derived from the Latin word
finis (boundary, end, limit)
Derivations in English
infinitivalCognates
Dutch
infinitief, French
infinitif, German
Infinitiv, Italian
infinitivo, Norwegian
infinitiv, Spanish
infinitivo, Swedish
infinitivUsage
Word found in Modern English
